High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health, Drives U.S. Gun Deaths

Source: U.S. News and World ReportWidespread and easy access to guns is the reason behind the high rate of firearm deaths in the United States—not a rise in mental health problems suffered by perpetrators—a new study shows. The U.S. has the same burden of mental health disorders as 40 other countries with comparable populations, researchers reported recently in the journal PLOS One. However, the U.S. rate of death by firearms is 20 times greater than those other countries.