Ex-Mayor Giuliani Speaks Out In Wake Of Tucson Shootings

Giuliani said the key to preventing incidents like the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others is by identifying and treating people who clearly have a mental illness, reports WCBS 880′s Ginny Kosola.

“The most relevant problem was the lack of ability to deal with what was apparently paranoid schizophrenia or schizophrenia that was supposed to be treated,” Giuliani said.

The former mayor, appearing Sunday on “Face the Nation,” said years ago, former New York Senator Daniel Moynihan complained about the lack of help for mentally ill people released after state hospitals were closed.

“There was supposed to be a follow-up – which was treatment in the community, monitoring, medicines – and that follow-up has never taken place,” Giuliani said.