The GOPs worst ideas for responding to mass shootings

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https://thinkprogress.org/debunking-gop-talking-points-mass-shootings-79a8c3aaa7c5/

LUKE BARNES at Think Progress

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Demonizing people with mental health diagnoses
When lawmakers met on Wednesday with Trump to discuss the issue of school safety, the president made a beeline for the “mentally ill,” effectively stigmatizing the issue of mental health.

“You have to have very strong provisions for the mentally ill,” Trump said. “Now a lot of people are saying, ‘oh I shouldn’t be saying that’ — I tell you what, I don’t want mentally ill people to have guns.” It’s a similar line that Trump used to explain the shootings in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Texas, last year.

Demonizing people with mental health struggles ignores the studies and statistics about their role in committing violent crimes. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, only around 3 to 5 percent of violent acts can be attributed to those with a serious mental illness, and those suffering from mental health problems have actually more chance of being a victim of violent crime then perpetuating one.

Plus, Trump is fearmongering against a huge proportion of the American public. According to the fourth issue of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), about 46.5 percent of Americans will have a “diagnosable mental illness” in their lifetime.

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[Aristus]

1. Answer: all of them.

n/t

[RainCaster]

2. Let's send 45 into active shooter scenes

He knows what to do. Twitter told us so.