More shootings, more discussion . . mental health and red flag laws
Lakewood Church shooting sparks debate on gun control measures
The tragic incident at Lakewood Church underscores the urgent need for statutory measures to prevent individuals with a documented history of mental illness and criminal behavior, like the shooter, from legally obtaining powerful firearms.
HOUSTON - "How many times do we have to scream at the top of our lungs? There is going to be another mass shooting, another massacre of children, another massacre of adults another massacre at a church."
Our colleague - devoted crisis counselor Chau Nguyen reacting to a major catastrophe barely averted.
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Last Sunday, not long after we signed off this broadcast, a woman walked into Lakewood church less than a mile from here and opened fire with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
Were it not for the actions of two alert off-duty peace officers - dozens could have died.
Instead, the deeply troubled shooter and, quite likely, her mortally wounded 7-year-old son will be the only two fatalities.
This week, Houston Mayor John Whitmire re-emphasized the critical need for mental health resources and called on lawmakers for measures to help keep firearms away from people failing to behave rationally.
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How in the world was a woman with a long and well-documented history of mental illness as well as arrests for assault, forgery, theft, and drug possession....able to legally buy this firearm?