Despite President Joe Biden’s efforts to blame guns for mass shootings plaguing the country, most people are still of the thought that mental health problems are the reason, not guns.
In a Rasmussen Reports survey released between the last two mass shootings, when given a choice of six reasons, 42% chose “mental health.” Just 29% chose “access to firearms.”
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Many recent shootings have been committed by those with mental problems.
Washington and state legislatures have grappled with how to find and stop potential shooters with mental problems but failed. Some cities have limited gun rights, but that hasn’t stopped either criminals or those with mental troubles.
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Politically, the poll found the nation divided on blame. More Democrats, by a margin of 43%-33%, blame access to guns over mental problems for mass shootings.
The gap is wider among Republicans, with 10% blaming gun access to mental health at 54%.
