Mental health services to prevent mass shootings? #tellusatoday

We asked our followers on Twitter: In light of the recent Navy Yard shooting, should gun laws get tougher or mental health services better? Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

Neither. Everyone should take personal responsibility for his safety and practice concealed carry.

— @bmumford1

It has to be both. Weapons will sadly always be there. However, we can and should get ill people help.

— @SouthernSiren

Guns are not ill. It's the one pulling the trigger. Try fixing the person, not modifying the law.

— @JennFert

We need to make mental health care better, that is the bigger underlying issue.

— @maljr

I believe gun laws should be stricter, and we need to treat the root, not just symptoms, of mental illnesses.

— @KatKabYeeb

There is no way to monitor every single gun owner's mental capacity at all times. Things can change overnight.

— @SherryLynn5876

More than two-thirds of mass shootings were by legally acquired guns. Either the laws are too lax or the product is to blame.

— @JSwiney171

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