No if the gun is not registered in your name , no you can not own a gun. if you do not have license to own a gun you can not have it either
If the question is asking about the emergency involuntary commitments of those suspected of being mentally ill and in imminent danger of doing harm to themselves and others - - yes, New York does have an Involuntary Mental Commitment Law.
Yes
as long as its not a felony.
No, because they are mentally unfit to have a gun. It is against the law to let someone mentally ill own or have a gun.
This question really depends on the rules of ones state, and the requirements to own a firearm. I can really only speak to the state in which I live, which is Kentucky. The rules are usually similar, but every state is different. Many states include involuntary commitment as a reason that one would be denied, but simply having a mental illness is not (nor should it be) a reason for prohibiting someone to buy or own a gun. Voluntary commitment to a mental institution is something done with the permission of the patient, and does not disqualify one from gun ownership. Involuntary commitment, however, involves the concerned party - family, doctors, therapist etc - standing before a judge to ask for a commitment order. If one is granted, it is treated the same as an arrest warrant, except the person in question is taken to a mental hospital instead of jail. One might assume that these types of individuals might be more dangerous - hence the firearms ban. But the power of involuntary is sometimes misused by family members or medical staff. The mentally ill are already at a huge disadvantage because of social stigma, but there are many people who are responsible and proactive in their own treatment. Certainly they deserve the same level of protection afforded to any other law-abiding citizen.
Lock the doors, have an alarm system, own a dog, own a gun,
Eighteen. Get someone to buy you one anyway.
Your question is rather vague. If you mean what should a physician do if someone OWNS a gun- I would ask why they should do anything. Owning a gun is not an illness, and is a right guaranteed to Americans. About 1/3rd of he households in the US own at least one gun- and I know several doctors that own guns.
I know that a felon can NOT own a gun but is there any problem with a felon being around someone who has a gun?
Generally speaking, no. If you have a felony, you cannot legally own or purchase a gun.
if by on it's own you mean subconsciously, then the heart and the diaphragm