Un-necessary Deaths

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The purpose was to get people away from thinking of this tragedy in Aurora as a gun control issue and to think of it as a failure of our mental health system, or lack there of. No one saw it.

Too bad we don't have a way to ensure everyone has the means to be evaluated by a primary care physician who can refer them to a mental health specialist if needed.

 

[werepossum]

Perhaps colleges and military should have evaluation programs for those enrolled to provide a risk assessment for underlying problems. Then while the default status is to pass the program, medical experts may flag outlying individuals.

Then when such folks purchase weapons, if even allowed to, they can be double scrutinized or asked to return for further evaluation.

Honestly, it's no task to imagine solutions. The trouble is A: paying for it and B: ensuring it is legal within the confines of a limited government.

This is certainly true. And of course we'd need to understand up front that we'd never fix every violent mentally ill psychopath, as some will be paranoid toward government and/or psych care and some will simply deny they have a problem, and also understand that whatever system we put in place will undoubtedly be abused by those who just want some attention - and that this is a necessary part of any such program.