Sunday, March 3, 2013

Requirement To Report Unlikely To Make A Dent In Gun Violence

Identifying Mentally Ill Only Small Part In Gun Debate by Liz Szabo.  USA TODAY.  March 3, 2013.

The article focuses on the questions of confidentiality, the failures of current mental health reporting laws, the fact that most mentally ill people are not violent, the difficulty of identifying someone who is  dangerous, and the drop of $4 billion in mental health funding over the last four years.  Also the article discusses laws in some states that allow police to seize weapons of someone who gives indications that they could commit violent acts.

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