This blaming those of us mentally ill for your fucking gun problems is getting tiresome.

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10. Being Mentally ill is having a diagnosed mental illness

Which is generally preceded by trauma of some kind, with a biological vulnerability to developing illness. Being mentally ill does not make one emotionally crippled, particularly since many with diagnoses actively seek treatment.

Depression is the most common mental illness and one of the most pervasive world health problems, according to WHO. 2/3 of those with depression are women. When was the last time you saw a woman shoot up a school or mall?

So unipolar and bipolar depression, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and various forms of schizophrenia are mental illnesses.

The incidence of violence to others among the mentally ill is very low. A 2003 NIH study showed that the non-chemical substance abusing Mentally ill population had no greater incidence of violence than those without mental illness who likewise didn't abuse substances. They also concluded that violence in the population at large could be reduced by 4.3% if mental illness were eliminated, compared to 34% for substance abusers, and 5% for Those with both mental illness and addiction/alcoholism. I'm guessing that first number is mainly due to suicide.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/