If this belongs in a different section please move it. I figured since this issue involves LE, I would get better response posting it here.
I have an issue with a close relation that involves mental illness and firearms and I would like to ask for your advice. A close family relation of mine suffers from bi-polar disorder as well as substance abuse. This person has had a few run ins with LE in recent months and one incident involving suicidal threats resulted in several guns being removed from the property by LE, although they own more firearms. I just got word that this person has just acquired their CCW permit. Having been hospitalized and treated for mental illness, fired from their job over substance abuse, arrested, and had firearms confiscated by LE in the past I cannot fathom why this person was awarded a CCW permit, except that they lied on the form. With the shootings of late involving mass killing and the perp having some sort of mental illness that was diagnosed but not flagged in "the system" for background checks, it makes me nervous that I know someone with documented mental illness and "the system" is obviously not aware of it. Should I be the one to inform the Sheriff's office that a person they just issued a CCW permit has a history of mental illness with incidents of dangerous behavior involving firearms, ....or should I just let the system figure it out? I feel I have the responsibility to inform them but I don't really want to be meddling where I shouldn't be. I feel that if this person were to injure or kill someone while having a "breakdown" I would feel horrible by not trying to head it off when I could. I would appreciate any advice you all can provide.