Episode 503 • • 1:10:14 - 1:14:30
503: Ninjas in Mongolia
Texas Mental Health Laws, Antisocial Personality Disorder
Texas law lists 12 conditions, including bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder, that can disqualify an individual from gun ownership. The World Health Organization's criteria for antisocial personality disorder—such as irresponsibility and low frustration tolerance—are so broad that many citizens could technically be classified as "mentally defective." The segment highlights the reliance on the American Psychiatric Association's DSM for legal definitions.