10m ago 03.09 BST
Vance says that he believes that a big part of the US gun violence problem is because of the "mental health crisis in this country”.
Walz, responding, says tha t he wants to be “very careful” about stigmatizing mental health.
“Just because you have a mental health issue doesn’t mean you’re violent,” Walz says.
What we end up doing is that we start looking for a scapegoat. Sometimes it just is the guns. It’s just guns, and there are things that you can do about it.
12m ago 22.06 EDT
Walz says that his 17-year-old son witnessed a shooting at a community center. “Those things don’t leave you,” he says.
Vance says he didn’t know that Walz’s son witnessed a shooting. “I’m sorry about that,” he tells Walz.
“I appreciate that,” Walz replies.
(The Guardian)
