An Associate Justice Minister says gun owners need to be proactive when seeking help for mental health.
Firearm owners say they aren't reaching out when struggling for fear their firearms could be taken away by police.
Nicole McKee \u2014 herself a former head of the country's Council of Licensed Firearms Owners \u2014 told Mike Hosking gun owners shouldn't be holding back from getting treatment.
\u201cIf they\u2019re not feeling that they\u2019re mentally up to it, then they should offload their firearms to a friend or family member and absolutely go seek some help.\u201d
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