Occidental Students for Disability Rights

A good video about the current debate on mental illness and gun violence!

People With Mental Health Disabilities Shut Down Dangerous Ideas About Gun Violence The assertion that severe mental illnesses cause gun violence, specifically mass shootings, is not helpful and not accurate, but it is harmful. It is a dangerous idea. And we hear it from the media and our leaders all the time. Worse, no one ever seems to ask people with mental health disabilities w...

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Here's What You Need To Know About HR 620, & Who It Could Hurt On Sept. 7, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted to advance H.R. 620, a bill originally introduced by Texas Rep. Ted Poe in January. If you're wondering what H.R. 620 is, it's a bill that critics are saying puts the basic civil rights of American…