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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Statistically, the mentally ill are usually the victims of crimes and not the perpetrators. Mentally ill likely to be victims

Mentally ill more likely to be victims, not perpetrators, of violence, study shows -- ScienceDaily

If there were indicators about who might go on a shooting spree, then I would be for evaluations to stop such actions. Life is never that simple though nor, of course, is the human mind.

I respect the opinions of experts in a field. In this case we are offering our opinions about when a psychiatric evaluation should be required, and few of us know much about the field.

Tal and I have in common desire to delve into research. Below is research into the most common mental disorder associated with crime. It's schizophrenia.

Before we give evaluations to people buying guns, why don't we build a system of mental health where people already known to be insane can be housed and treated? I worked at the Northeast Florida State Hospital where law enforcement would bring acutely ill dangerously insane persons mandated for admission, and the "system" would refuse because there were no beds. In one case I recall, the officer and the insane person spent the entire night in the car in the parking lot.

Rise in crime and premature death among those with schizophrenia in past 30 years – study