The number of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States continues to increase, as do the number of deflective tactics used in the media and/or political spectrum. This carries a certain level of danger, especially when using these heinous acts as ways to further stigmatize mental illness.
The fact-based evidence completely contradicts the gun lobby's efforts to avoid focusing on the real issues surrounding gun violence, and on this episode we'll provide information which clearly debunks their bogus theories which continue to spread throughout social media like wildfire.
This episode is not about our political views. It's not about our opinions on gun ownership, the current administration, etc. It's ultimately about one thing:
We MUST fight against the stigmatizing of mental illness. This is our contribution to the gun violence/mental illness debate (of which there should be none.)
Useful links:
The American Psychiatric Associations in-depth study of mental illness, as it relates to gun violence.
The complex realities of mass shootings (spoiler alert - it's not sparked by mental illness)
