Kynoch
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Sorry, but the mental health folks would tell you that there is no good predictive model to foretell who will or won't commit violent acts.
You're simply wrong about that. In years past such people were institutionalized after the were adjudicated as being criminally insane. Now they are drugged and too often they live on the streets and too often forget to take their meds.
Try reading this sort, real world essay on the matter: I am Adam Lanza's mother
Further, violent acts by mentally ill people compromises only a small fraction of the violent acts committed in America. Not understanding why focussing on mental health as a solution to stop mass shootings is a failed option will only lead to further recriminations against the gun lobby.
Mass shootings have been almost universally committed by whack-jobs. That's indisputable.
Truthfully, you cannot stop these events without focus on security. That was and is the message of the NRA. Getting rid of gun free zones and capitalizing security measures as the only practical solutions. The NRA addressed both of these issues in their press conference.
No, they aren't the "only practical solutions." Many things combine to form at best a partial solution.