The day before Robin Williams’ suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline received about 3,000 calls on its hotline, a number it called “fairly typical.” The day after his suicide, the number of calls rose to 7,375, the most the organization had ever received.
Read MoreA recent workplace shooting occurred on the campus of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, just outside of Philadelphia. A patient arrived about an hour early for an appointment with his psychiatrist and opened fire, killing a caseworker and striking his psychiatrist in the thumb. Another bullet grazed the doctor’s head before he managed to pull a handgun from his desk and shoot his patient three times, critically wounding him. The patient was reportedly upset about a ban on possessing weapons on hospital property.
Read MoreIn late August, Steven Ercolino died after being shot five times outside the Empire State Building. Police identified the shooter as Jeffrey Johnson. Their relationship? Former co-workers. Johnson reportedly blamed Ercolino for the loss of his job as a clothing designer two years ago.
Read MoreDr. Park Dietz joins Mike McConnell to discuss how the media might better handle tragedies such as that in Connecticut.
Read MoreThere's no one commonly accepted definition of a "mass shooting." But whatever criteria you use, the conclusion's the same: There are more mass shootings in the United States than in any other country in the world.
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