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Manhattan Shooting Highlights America's Failures on Mental Health and Gun Control

Manhattan Attack Shows What Happens When Gun Laws Ignore Mental Health

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Jul 29, 2025
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A 27-year-old man in body armor walked into a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper with an assault-style rifle and a plan. By the time it was over, four people were dead, including an NYPD officer, and the gunman had taken his own life. But the real story didn’t start in New York. It started on the road, when a man with a documented history of mental illness le…

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