Mental Health Youths & Cops with Guns: June 25, 2008

On the Senate side, a vague bill which will require reading of legislative language to see how they plan to do this, but it certainly has good intentions to help younger folks with serious mental disorders:

By Mr. SMITH (R-OR) (for himself and Mr. DODD (D-CT)):
S. 3195. A bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Source: GPO [S6158]

In the House, this may be a controversial bill, it provides an exception to firearm mandatory minimums for law enforcement offices who is going after suspects:

By Mr. BRADY (R-TX) of (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL (R-TX), Mr. MARCHANT (R-TX), Mr. SAM JOHNSON (R-TX), Mr. BILBRAY (R-CA), Mr. SULLIVAN (R-OK), Mr. SHADEGG (R-AZ), Mr. ROHRABACHER (R-CA), Mr. JONES (R-NC), Mr. POE (R-TX), and Mr. CULBERSON (R-TX)):

H.R. 6367. A bill to provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Source: GPO [H6089]