DeSantis calls for institutionalizing more people in wake of Maine mass shootings

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he would not support a national red flag law if elected president and called for more people experiencing mental health struggles to be involuntarily committed to a treatment facility. DeSantis’ remarks in an interview Thursday on CNN came just a day after mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 dead and set off an ongoing manhunt for the suspected killer. The suspect in the shootings had reportedly experienced mental health issues in the past and was institutionalized for two weeks over the summer. In Florida, law enforcement agencies can ask judges...