Juan Williams: There’s No Link Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence; We Have Too May Guns

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WILLIAMS: "I want to pick up on the top of your monologue which was that we get locked in a box in terms of conversations that we have in this country, because I thought that was so important that people either say no gun control or gun control. I want to also point out, as Dana said, this man had been interviewed by health care professionals and found not to be a threat to himself or others. It’s not the case that there hadn’t been attention. And I would also say I think it’s very important to say people who have mental illness are not of a greater proclivity to commit gun violence. There is no evidence between gun violence and mental illness in this country. To me, what's important is we acknowledge we have too many guns in this country. It makes for a problem not only for gun violence, but for suicide in particular. The other thing I think is really important is there are points where we can agree as Americans. I wish we would get to that. It’s overwhelming. If you ask Americans about background checks, universal background checks, Americans say yes, including gun owners, NRA members say yes, that’s a great idea. Let’s do it. Let’s have a waiting period for people who get guns. "