The Connecticut Tragedy

The story of the shooting at the elementary school is almost too sad to comprehend. Of course the calls will go out for gun control, which I support--especially for automatic weapons. Nobody needs those to hunt or protect themselves.

But the bigger issue, the thing that may prevent even more tragedies, is a realization that our attention to mental health in this country is woeful at best. There are many good points made in this memorable piece. It's written by a mother of a mentally ill boy. It's a tough read, but it's worth it.

When you have mental illness AND ridiculously available guns...that's a recipe for the sort of thing we just experienced. What do you think the odds are that either issue will be adequetly addressed?