One enduring propaganda technique of the gun prohibition lobby has been to use images of guns, or any mention of guns, only in negative contexts. Are homicides up? It’s because of guns. School shootings? Those evil guns again. And most mainstream media outlets are only too happy to assist their ideological soulmates by making the theme of the “evil” gun the focal point of any story remotely connected to guns. Any mention of guns in a beneficial context for children—NRA youth shooting prog...

The discussion continues within health care and the law about what to do in cases of suspected dangerousness in possibly mentally ill people. Balancing individual civil rights to liberty (including gun possession) with trying to ensure public safety will always be imprecise. A review on March 25 in Psychiatric Times by Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, “Gun Violence, Stigma, and Mental Illness: Clinical Implications” fairly describes current thinking on the subject in my medical specialty of psychiat...