How the Cornyn-Murphy Gun Control Law Will Harm Mental Health in America

By Hannah Cox Last week, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan gun control package supporters have labeled a “compromise” bill. The gun control package includes several items: Incentives for states to pass red flag laws, a crackdown on “straw purchases,” an end to the “boyfriend loophole,” investments in mental health and … Read more

Gun Controllers Fail Because They Don’t Understand America’s Geographical and Cultural Ties to Fiearms

By Cain Pence The anti-gun Biden administration and a seemingly never-ending spate of mass shootings have resulted in renewed calls for gun control. Like so many previous failed efforts, attempts to increase restrictions on civilian gun ownership are doomed to failure. One reason for this is that proponents of increased regulations and gun control laws … Read more

Fighting Myths and Misinformation About ‘Gun Violence’ One Letter to the Editor at a Time

By Robert B Young, MD I wrote the following reply to an article by Liza Gold, MD, “Gun Violence and Mental Illness: It’s Time to Change the Status Quo” (8/29/19). Psychiatric News editor Cathy Brown referred my response to their executive editor, Jeffrey Borenstein, MD, who has declined DRGO’s input in the past and did … Read more