Bring Back Mental Institutions

How many more times can we deal with would-be assassins and other criminals roaming our streets  who all have the same "mental illness" excuse? Instead of worrying about the criminals' best interests, how about caring for the best interests of the rest of us -- including the fact that we don't want to be their victims!

Here's the latest one that caused panic on the White House grounds last evening, a day after the plot to kill Ivanka Trump was revealed:

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Fox News, 5-24-26 

White House gunman had criminal record, history of mental health issues
In July 2025 incident, Best 'claimed he was Jesus Christ and that he wanted to get arrested,' according to court filing

"The man fatally shot by Secret Service agents after authorities said he opened fire at a White House security checkpoint Saturday had a documented history of encounters with law enforcement and mental health concerns.

"Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished structure," President Donald Trump wrote early Sunday morning on Truth Social.

"The gunman is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service Agents near the White House gates."

"The dead gunman was identified as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old Maryland man, who was previously "known to United States Secret Service" around the White House complex, according to a July 2025 D.C. Superior Court filing. 

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"Best approached a checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW shortly after 6 p.m. ET, pulled a gun from a bag and opened fire on Secret Service officers. Officers returned fire, striking Best, who was taken to a hospital and later died.

"A bystander was also wounded, though officials had not said who fired the round that struck that person or released the person’s condition. No Secret Service agents were injured. Trump was inside the White House at the time and was briefed on the shooting

"His overnight post added a call for White House security, which is being removed from the Senate's now-stalled budget reconciliation package.

"This event is one month removed from the White House Correspondent’s Dinner shooting, and goes to show how important it is, for all future Presidents, to get, what will be, the most safe and secure space of its kind ever built in Washington, D.C.," Trump's post concluded. "The National Security of our Country demands it!"