Aaron Carrroll : We might be able to prevent tragedies if we did better job treating mental illness . Comment: I do n't ask this question because I 'm eager to lecture patients or parents on the morality of owning guns , or the rights of individuals under the Second Amendment . He says emergency rooms treat acute instances , but system ill-equipped for long-term treatment . At checkups , he asks parents if guns are in house , but recent laws have tried to stop even this .
Aaron Carrroll : We might be able to prevent tragedies if we did better job treating mental illness . Comment: He says emergency rooms treat acute instances , but system ill-equipped for long-term treatment . At checkups , he asks parents if guns are in house , but recent laws have tried to stop even this .