The Danger (and Hypocrisy) of Blaming “Mental Health” for Gun Violence
Bad behavior is not the same as mental illness.
By: Tom Mauser
It’s common to hear gun rights activists largely blame America’s shameful level of gun violence on “mental health.” And many Americans agree with them. A 2013 national public opinion survey found that 46% of Americans believed that persons with serious mental illness were “far more dangerous than the general population.”[i]
But, according…
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