[USA] Gun Sales and Mental Health: A comparison and guide / Officer.com, 21 May 2007
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=35930&siteSection=3
PAMELA KULBARSH
"Mental health laws in the United States are all over the map, and there are certainly gaps in the system. We can expect a flurry of new legislation related to the recent Virginia Tech rampage killing by a student with a history of mental illness. In the past, similar flurries are usually related to isolated incidents of violence by mentally ill individuals using firearms. Of course the media is all over these stories, referring to them as "preventable tragedies," which inevitably leads to a public outcry. Without doubt the Virginia incident will prompt state and federal government to reassess current laws."