The Gun Lobby Moves Against the Mentally Ill

The gun lobby stayed silent for a while after the Newtown killings. Perhaps they were in shock. They are not known for their sympathy for victims of gun crime. But it comes as no surprise that as the leading politicians wanting gun control laws, such as Mayor Bloomberg and Obama, begin to come out in favour of more gun controls, the gun lobby has to provide its own answer to the problem. Scapegoat the mentally ill. Yes, that's it. Blame the mentally ill and the mental health system. The shooting in Tuscan, which almost killed Senator Gabrielle Giffords, involved someone with severe mental health problems. Anders Brievik on the other hand, struggled throughout his trial to show that he was perfectly sane when he killed 77 people, and got what he wanted. The gun lobby just won't learn. But how powerful are they? Can they really control legislation in America? We will just have to wait and see.