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[quote=Anonymous]In response to those who think it's primarily a mental health problem (the easy, and frankly lazy, NRA talking point), the Maine shooter, whose mental health challenges were obvious to everyone, DID receive mental health services.

"Two senior law enforcement officials said Card’s unit commanders sent him to receive psychiatric treatment this summer after they became concerned about threats he made to the base and his claims that he was hearing voices. Card spent about two weeks undergoing inpatient psychiatric treatment and was released, the officials said. It is not clear what further action was taken. A Defense Department official said Card’s unit requested that law enforcement be contacted in July after he began behaving erratically. New York State Police responded and took him to Keller Army Community Hospital at the U.S. Military Academy for medical evaluation."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-maine-shooting-suspect-says-mental-health-deteriorated-rapidly-rcna122353

But the larger context is that access to mental health is difficult for everyone but the wealthiest. Here's the situation in Maine:
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/maine-run-challenges-address-mental-health-experts/story?id=104603347

Not to mention that the GOP refuses to  approve increased funding for mental health services.  They like to talk about it in relation to gun violence--they just don't want to pay for it. 
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