https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/26/the-danger-of-treating-gun-violence-as-a-mental-health-problem/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:30:26 -0400<![CDATA[In any event, mental health professionals are notoriously bad at predicting which of the world&#8217;s many misfits, cranks, and oddballs will become violent. &#8220;Over thirty years of commentary, judicial opinion, and scientific review argue that predictions of danger lack scientific rigor,&#8221; notes University of Georgia law professor Alexander Scherr in a 2003 Hastings Law Journal article. &#8220;The sharpest critique finds that mental health professionals perform no better than chance at predicting violence, and perhaps perform even worse.&#8221;]]>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:20:53 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/26/the-danger-of-treating-gun-violence-as-a-mental-health-problem-n98610