once you have a documented mental disablility rating with the VA, you have just given them an amount of control over your 2nd am. rights. Many people in the military have no idea about this, and think that it could never happen to them.(alot of people getting out of the military claim a small percentage for PTSD just for a little money every month). IF YOU NEED HELP GET IT, BUT DON'T MILK THE SYSTEM IF YOU DON'T NEED HELP. No one listened to my warnings though. But, a guy in my old platoon I knew well, claimed a bunch of ptsd, and guess what? He couldn't re-enlist, and can't own a firearm the rest of his life. Think about the emphasis on mental health now after sandy hook. I'm telling you the VA probably has a quota for the year for how many people to deem incapable of having firearms. It's all about numbers you can talk up as progress. If you honestly think they don't have a target goal now for this year, you need to get back into your "sheeple" flock. It's probably miniscule maybe 50 or 100. But, there's a quota I'm sure. Anyone who's worked for the government knows it's a numbers game, you're told from above what needs to happen and you make it happen so they can say they accomplished some great goal. One step at a time, wait until 15 years from now when a 10% ptsd disablility rating takes away your rights. If you milked the system you are gonna wish you could give all that money back. wait and see