Mentality for Guns

In our country, the Constitution is only referred to or followed when it is necessary to provide an explanation for why someone has the right to do something. The "gun crazy" Americans are likely only to know the second amendment of the U.S Constitution. While I do not 100% oppose the use of guns in our country, I still firmly believe that guns shall only be used for sport or protection. What I am very opposed to is the murder of innocent people, I do not feel I am making any assumptions when I say that my fellow American citizens will most certainly agree with me. I do feel, however, that I am in a minority when I say that the way to stop the 11,000 murders by gun is to pay attention to mental health.

In the Bowling for Columbine documentary, very little was said about the mental health of the various gunmen in these massacres. America has a very negative stigma about mental illnesses. If one were to look closely at the shootings that have made national headlines, to look beyond the fact that these people had guns in the first place, to look beyond the minute to minute details of the shooting, an ability to see the mind of the gunman is most crucial. The two shootings that were discussed in detail were the shootings Columbine and Flint, Michigan and it is clear that those that committed these horrible acts had poor mental health. Interviews in the documentary confirmed the state that these two teens and one boy were in were not healthy.

I feel very strongly about these issues. The political figures that are at the center of this nation wide debate will never be able to please the whole country, but a reasonable approach to gun control will be indirectly, through mental health. Though, this will not be considered 'gun control', it will be 'unnecessary deaths of innocent people control'.