The proposal unfairly mixes people at risk of suicide with people who might commit mass shootings, and is being “oversold” on what it can deliver, said David Combs, a facilitator who runs mental health support groups and serves on boards involved in mental health and disabilities.
The mentally ill are far more likely to be victims of violence than they are to commit it, and most people who commit violent crimes are not mentally ill, he said.
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