Tackle the issue of mental health, that's what the president says he plans to do in the wake of a mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In his speech, he did not mention guns once. Amanda Marcotte, Politics Writer at Salon, weighs in on the president's speech. She says she is disappointed because, since taking office, President Trump has made it easier for people with mental health disorders to purchase guns.
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