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Mass shootings and mental illness

The relationship between mass shootings, mental illness, and gun accessibility.

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Jan 13, 2026

are mass shootings more because guns are too easily accessible, or due to mental health issues?

The evidence in peer-reviewed research and expert summaries rejects a single-cause answer: mass shootings are not primarily explained by diagnosable mental illness alone, nor solely by gun accessibili...

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