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Obama's Gun Reforms Depend on States' Mental Health Efforts

Source: Washington Post | Nation | January 17, 2013



President Obama, in trying to curb gun violence, is pushing for improved mental-health serv­ices, a revival of gun-related research and beefed-up reporting about potentially dangerous people who shouldn’t own guns — efforts that are likely to rely heavily on the states and the public health sector.

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