Is Mental Health the Real Issue That Needs to Be Addressed After Mass Shootings?
After a mass shooting, the first issue that comes up for debate is gun control, but shouldn't we really be addressing the mental health issues behind the person pulling the trigger?
The country is still healing as the students of Sandy Hook Elementary return to school following the December massacre that took the lives of 27 people, including 20 children. But shouldn't we look at the perpetrator and what prompted his actions in the first place? Shouldn't the first debate be about mental health issues and how to address them? Authorities say Adam Lanza, 20, shot and killed his mother that morning and then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School to commit the horrific killing spree before killing himself. According to initial reports, Lanza appeared to have had some mental problems prior to the shooting, but it is difficult to say that it would have predicted this. Authorities also say that the guns Lanza used had been …
