Vid: The Truth About Mental Illness and Guns
In the wake of any mass shooting, there's a predictable and justified burst of public outrage and sorrow followed by a series of do-something legislative proposals meant to prevent similar tragedies from ever occurring again.
Depending on the political leanings of the politician or media figure offering the solution, the proposal often rests upon one of these twin assumptions: We must rid the world of the wrong kinds of weapons (i.e., "assault weapons"), or, we must keep guns away from the wrong kinds of people (i.e., "crazy people").
Watch Reason TV's video above to learn more about how targeting the mentally ill fails to make us safer and makes treatment more difficult for those who need it. Or, click the link below for the full text of this story and downloadable versions of the video.
Approximately 7:30 minutes. Produced by Zach Weissmueller. Shot by Tracy Oppenheimer, Will Neff, and Weissmueller.
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