Quote Originally Posted by Yossarian View Post
The peak was apparently in 1929 and was trending down in the last few years, so increase is a hard thing to pin down.

I wish they had better historic stats on mental health, but something like 38 of the last 61 mass shooters showed signs of mental illness prior to their crimes. I think as Viginia Tech points out, any gun in the hands of sick person is worse than any gun in the hands of responisble people.

If you are serious about this as an isse do you have any ideas on how we address the mental health aspects?
FHS (for heavens sakes)! "Mental health this", "mental health that", "he had mental health issues", she had mental health issues", "they had mental health problems". Rubbish! Mental health, even in those who are sane, isn't guaranteed as of tomorrow. Mental health, like everything else (human related), is (genetically) predispositioned to fail, so stop isolating (one contributing factor out of countless others) in your quest to disguise the murderous rampages and shootings that plague the US.