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Mass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imageThe mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine -- the worst in the state's history -- was carried out by a gunman with a known history of mental illness.AP Photo/Matt York

Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, mental illness and its role in the actions of the mass shooter come under scrutiny.

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