CrazySanMan
2013'er
This morning I read this article
China knife attack: 18 injured in mass stabbing, suspect shot and arrested
and was immediately drawn to this line:
It seems to me that a majority of mass killings are performed by people with mental health issues. You hear it time and time again. Here are a few results from a quick Google search:
36 School shooters/school related violence committed by those under the influence of psychiatric drugs
Every mass shooting over last 20 years has one thing in common... and it's not guns
Antidepressants Are a Prescription for Mass Shootings
Big list of drug-induced killers
Mass Murders, Psychiatric Drugs, And Gun Control
It's the Drugs, Stupid!
Mass Murderers and Psychiatric Drugs
Mental illness is a big problem in America, and a big part of the problem is the stigma associated with it. People today are not afraid to talk about STDs or high cholesterol, but don't want to talk about mental illness. This needs to change. We as gun owners need to be more proactive and let our lawmakers know over and over that it's the drugs, not the guns, that make normal people become mass murderers. The first article I linked about the mass stabbing in China shows that this isn't just an American issue, that worldwide in all cultures mental illness is the main motivating factor behind most mass killings. We need a better system for mental health issues in America, and we need to end the stigma associated with mental illness that prevents so many people from going to get treatment until it is too late.
China knife attack: 18 injured in mass stabbing, suspect shot and arrested
and was immediately drawn to this line:
The police microblog cited family members as saying that the suspect, Wang Yunwei, had formerly been hospitalized for mental health issues.
It seems to me that a majority of mass killings are performed by people with mental health issues. You hear it time and time again. Here are a few results from a quick Google search:
36 School shooters/school related violence committed by those under the influence of psychiatric drugs
Every mass shooting over last 20 years has one thing in common... and it's not guns
Antidepressants Are a Prescription for Mass Shootings
Big list of drug-induced killers
Mass Murders, Psychiatric Drugs, And Gun Control
It's the Drugs, Stupid!
Mass Murderers and Psychiatric Drugs
Mental illness is a big problem in America, and a big part of the problem is the stigma associated with it. People today are not afraid to talk about STDs or high cholesterol, but don't want to talk about mental illness. This needs to change. We as gun owners need to be more proactive and let our lawmakers know over and over that it's the drugs, not the guns, that make normal people become mass murderers. The first article I linked about the mass stabbing in China shows that this isn't just an American issue, that worldwide in all cultures mental illness is the main motivating factor behind most mass killings. We need a better system for mental health issues in America, and we need to end the stigma associated with mental illness that prevents so many people from going to get treatment until it is too late.