The best thing that ever happened to my son was being diagnosed with heart failure. Why do I say that? Because of his illness, he was approved for Medicaid and eventually 100 percent disability, which led to him getting help with his mental disorders. He is not violent, but he was a problem to himself and his family. His future was dim.
The answer to these senseless shootings is an overhaul on our mental health system. I tried for years to get my son help, and it took heart failure to get him that help. Banning guns is a band-aid. Let's address the problem.
Linda Hamilton
Salt Lake City
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I do agree that universal access to excellent mental health care is a vital part of the solution (the Affordable Care Act is a huge step in that direction, by the way).
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Linda, not to in any way trivialize your experience or your son's problems, or advocate for universal banning of private firearms, but banning guns is more than a band aid issue for Newtown-style shootings. That kid used a legally purchased and More..