ACLR: What Should a Responsible Gun Owner Do About the Possibility of Dementia?

Welcome back to the show notes for this week's episode of Applied Curiosity Lab Radio where we chomp on the Curiosity Bite dealing with gun ownership and dementia. This isn't a slippery slope way to take away guns from the elderly; this is about having a difficult and critical conversation. What incentive do you have to find out whether you have early-stage dementia right now? Why don't so few seniors receive regular mental health checkups? As we age, is it important to find out about our mental health? Is this more important if we own a gun?   Discuss, debate, and dissect with us! The lens is – and always will be – curiosity. Each week, fun informal conversations center around one delectable Curiosity Bite designed to give your brain the time and ideas to think about thinking, to flex your curiosity muscle… and maybe even… revolutionize the way you think. This week's Curiosity Bite: If you're a responsible gun owner, how do you deal with the fact that statistically the majority of us who live past 65 will die with dementia? When do you take the guns away? In this episode...Curious Questions asked and answered What's the difference between a rule and a regulation? Who's authorized to inherent your guns? Why do people think that dementia is all about memory? How do we determine the difference between Lewy body dementia and mid-life crisis behavior? When should you take away your relatives gun? Before or after you take away their car keys? What's the difference between mental illness and dementia? References Gun Trusts NRA gun safety rules Lewy body dementia Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: * Leave a note in the comment section below or Tweet with #ACLR and we'll find you. * Share this show on Twitter or Facebook and your very own favorite social site. To help out the show: * Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. * Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. * Subscribe to Applied Curiosity Lab YouTube Join the Tribe of the Curious. Special thanks to Tasha. Thanks for sharing Curiosity Bites research and ideas. Thanks for joining us this week. Until next time!