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Don Taylor: Appalling access

As a Korean War veteran and former state mental health director, I am appalled at how difficult it is to access services for mental illness and how easy it is to access weapons for murder.

We can get a banana clip for our carbine more readily than medication for our bipolar disorder.

Don Taylor

Raleigh

This story was originally published October 3, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Don Taylor: Appalling access."

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