CO, CHL, and depression
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 11:36 pm
Hello y'all,
I'm new on here and just wanted to get y'all's opinion on my current situation. I want to apply for my CHL hence why I'm here, but I'm worried I'll get denied. Back in 2008, I spent a week in a mental hospital for depression and anxiety. I was eleven at the time and my parents put me in there and was discharged without issue. I never went back and completely went off medication in 2010.
Fast forward to now; I'm currently working for the state as a correctional officer with access to guns and have a modest gun collection. I haven't suffered from depression or anxiety for several years, but I've never been "cleared" by a doctor. The doctors that originally treated me have since retired and my records with destroyed since they haven't seen me in years.
So my question is this; should I go ahead and just say no to the mental health question or jump through all of the hoops?
I'm new on here and just wanted to get y'all's opinion on my current situation. I want to apply for my CHL hence why I'm here, but I'm worried I'll get denied. Back in 2008, I spent a week in a mental hospital for depression and anxiety. I was eleven at the time and my parents put me in there and was discharged without issue. I never went back and completely went off medication in 2010.
Fast forward to now; I'm currently working for the state as a correctional officer with access to guns and have a modest gun collection. I haven't suffered from depression or anxiety for several years, but I've never been "cleared" by a doctor. The doctors that originally treated me have since retired and my records with destroyed since they haven't seen me in years.
So my question is this; should I go ahead and just say no to the mental health question or jump through all of the hoops?