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Gun Control Vs. Mental Health Care: Debate After Mass Shootings Obscures Murky Reality

Gun Control Vs. Mental Health Care: Debate After Mass Shootings Obscures Murky Reality

Posted on November 19, 2018

Reports that public health and mental health experts counter that blaming the violence on the mentally ill is unfair and inaccurate, pointing instead to lax gun laws.

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