The thing that is not discussed by either side is the fact that we have made it practically impossible to remove those who mental and psychological condition makes them unable to function and live in society. The “Rights of the Mentally Ill” community made it so difficult to stop either the Giffords shooter or the Aurora Theater shooter. In both of those shootings the signs were so apparent that in the 1950s, for example, they would have both been in locked mental hospitals. That may not have been the case with Adam Lanza but had those previous two incidents not occurred he may not have been moved to take similar action. Today, the threat of suit and government action against anyone who tries to stop the possibility of tragedy before th