President Donald Trump’s focus to “tackle the difficult issue of mental health” following a mass shooting in Florida last week isn’t so far-fetched, as studies show there is a clear link between mass shootings and mental illness, author Grant Duwe and sociology professor Michael Rocque write in the Los Angeles Times.
People with major mental disorders are more likely to commit violent acts, especially if drugs are involved, according to peer-reviewed research, and nearly 60 percent of the 185 public mass shootings that took place in the U.S. from 1900 through 2017 were committed by people who had “either been diagnosed with a mental disorder or demonstrated signs of serious mental illness prior to the attack,” according to research conducted by the L.A. Times.
Cruz’ mental health has been the focus of Trump’s comments, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar last Thursday said the administration was committed to addressing serious mental health illness and that his agency, “will be laser-focused on this issue in the days, weeks, and months to come.”
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Haha but when Obama said this and moved to limit access to guns for loons you said it was a socialist takeover.
ReplyDeleteHahaha ACLU and Americans with disabilities wanted it repealed for people that were not a danger... you liberals are comical. Thank you.
Delete9:21 you are a clueless person at best...Obama's list of 'loons' was far too long...educate yourself before you comment and make yourself look like a fool.
ReplyDelete10:36 perhaps you can refute their point instead of making baseless claims?
ReplyDeleteMental illness aka DemocRATS.
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