Mr Senior had denied 10 counts of ill-treating or neglecting persons who lack mental capacity.

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Yet epidemiologic studies tell us that one in four persons will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime.

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There is also strong popular support for a national program modeled on California's Armed Prohibited Persons System, which requires that those convicted of certain crimes or found to have serious mental illness turn in any firearms they own.

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