How does the US mental health crisis continue to increase gun deaths amidst high homicide and suicide cases?
US Mental Health Crisis Continues to Increase Gun Deaths Even More Following High Homicide and Suicide Rates
The US mental health crisis increased the number of gun-related deaths amidst the high homicide and suicide rates across the country as the gun death rates since the pandemic have increased even more due to the growing US mental health crisis.
According to a report published in US News, the increasing gun-related deaths have many reported factors, including the US mental health crisis and economic challenges, wherein some gun advocates strongly claimed that the US mental health crisis was extremely behind various shooting incidents.
With the US mental health crisis, there were increasing homicide and suicide cases in various places, making the US mental health crisis one of the major factors to the shooting incidents, whether crime or suicide cases and making it more difficult for local officials to reduce them.
Individuals and Groups Demand Officials to Prioritize Banning Weapons and Handguns Following US Mental Health Crisis Increasing Gun Deaths
Following the US mental health crisis increasing gun deaths, some individuals and groups demanded local officials ban illegal weapons and properly control existing gun laws to reduce various shooting incidents.
New studies revealed that officials should focus on addressing illegal use or access to weapons and handguns without authorizations, whether there is a US mental health crisis or not, Emory University reported.