And while one of those proposals would strengthen measures to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill people who represent a danger to themselves or others, undoubtedly a very good and popular idea, what about the larger issue of the way we deal with detection, diagnosis, treatment and protection of those with serious mental problems in general?

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There is also still a danger that it will turn out that there is something else toxic in the system that will keep the crisis going, but Jon Danielsson doubts that.

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