After a mass shooting, it's all about mental health for some politicians — not guns [keranews.org]

Carey Sipp 5/12/233:15 PM

By Caroline Love, Photo: Eric Gay/Associated Press, KERA, May 11, 2023

Mass shootings like the one in Allen prompt calls for gun reforms and finger-pointing at mental health issues. But change rarely happens on either.

Some lawmakers blame mental health issues for mass shootings, not guns. Gov. Greg Abbott said that to Fox News after a gunman killed eight people at an outlet mall in Allen.

“We are working to address that anger and violence by going to its root cause, which is addressing the mental health problems behind it,” Abbott said on Fox News.

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