Its offensive actually that these people who struggle with mental illness are labelled with your accusations.
IRL I have a pretty nice slew of mental health issues going, including severe anxiety issues after having been witness to a fatal traffic accident.
I've
also been researching out mass shooting incidents since Columbine went down, the result of my having been in high school at the time and it directly affecting my day - to - day existence.
Did you think to ask about any of that before judging me?
The fact is these events are very carefully planned. They collate their weaponry and organise their attack. That is NOT the characteristic of someone with a severe mental health issue.
No, not all of these incidents are like this.
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego) - Wikipedia
For example, Brenda Spencer literally just grabbed a rifle and pointed it at the elementary school that was across the street.
As it is, talk with someone who is in the criminal justice field, and they'll tell you that "mentally ill" and "planned everything out" are
not mutually - exclusive. You can have people who are heinously insane but still have enough grey matter going to plan out their crimes; if anything, their being insane makes them all the
more dangerous when it comes to planning things out.
all that's NOT a mental health disorder.
The Sandy Hook shooter was so screwed up that he was legally barred from owning firearms. The second Ft. Hood shooter likewise, although his background check didn't come back in time.
Seriously. Research this all out.
The real problem is - you have a lot of unsociable people in your country - and your country gladly supports weaponizing them.
It was Charlton Heston himself, during his time as head of the NRA, who pushed for a bill to restrict firearm ownership by people regarded as mentally incompetent or unfit. When he was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's, one of his first acts was to get with his sons and arrange for them to take possession of his weapons.