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It seems like everyday we are reading, watching, hearing about a child or young adult that goes off the rails and hurts himself/herself or others. Meanwhile, when asked by friends relatives acquaintances they say I knew this was going to happen I could see this happening. Social media posts, website visits, dress, demeanor all point to someone that is not mentally stable. There are going to be arguments but I think this says it pretty well. I learned of this when I was taking an epidemiology class in college.
https://www.salon.com/2013/09/29/ronald_reagans_shameful_legacy_violence_the_homeless_mental_illness/
Ronald Reagan also stated his reason for doing so  https//www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36733
Also a very good read https://www.thebalance.com/deinstitutionalization-3306067 

Deinstitutionalization and Mass Murders

Could deinstitutionalization have contributed to the rise of mass shootings? Since 1976, there has been an average of 20 mass murders a year. J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., is a forensic psychologist who studied them. He found that mass murderers suffer mental illnesses that range from chronic psychotic disturbances and schizophrenia to paranoid disorders. They have the paranoid, narcissistic and schizoid traits of personality disorders.
These were not normal people who simply “snapped.” Instead, they suffered for years from untreated or poorly treated mental illness. Most planned the shooting for years. Meloy argues that behavioral threat assessments are available and that these are our best hope of prevention. (Source: “Seven Myths of Mass Murder,” Psychology Today, April 21, 2014.)