Increase funding for mental health services through increased taxation on guns and ammunition.
Why is this important?
To address the ever growing need for an adequate, intensive nationwide mental health program to aid in the prevention of deaths by gun violence. The safety of our schools and our public in general should be a top priority. Funding for background checks and a mental health data system and mental health treatment/intervention can come from increasing the sales tax on guns, since our government seems unable to stop the sale of guns, which often end up in the hands of the mentally ill.
