DeSantis Calls for Institutionalizing , More People Instead of Nationalizing Gun Laws.br On Oct. 26, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke br about the mass shooting that took place in br Lewiston, Maine, the night before. .br On Oct. 26, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke br about the mass shooting that took place in br Lewiston, Maine, the night before. .br He said that if he was elected president, he br wouldn't sign a gun safety measure, CNN reports.br Instead, DeSantis said more individuals br with mental health issues would be br institutionalized under his administration. .br I think what’s ultimately effective br is holding people accountable, br either through mental adjudication br if they’re crazy or convicting them br when they’re committing crimes, Ron DeSantis, via CNN.br DeSantis went on to say that he wasn't sure a br "red flag" law, which bans a person suffering br mental health issues from obtaining firearms,br would have helped in the recent mass shooting.br DeSantis went on to say that he wasn't sure a br "red flag" law, which bans a person suffering br mental health issues from obtaining firearms,br would have helped in the recent mass shooting.br In this case, I’m not sure. I think an br involuntary commitment, though, br would have kept him off the street, and br I think that would have done the trick, Ron DeSantis, via CNN.br CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked DeSantisbr if he really wouldn't support a single br gun measure if elected president.br The Florida governor replied, br “Restricting Second Amendment rights? br I’m gonna uphold the Constitution.”.br Former President Donald Trump also br made calls for more institutionalization br following the Parkland massacre.br Former President Donald Trump also br made calls for more institutionalization br following the Parkland massacre.br Part of the problem is, we used br to have mental institutions... br we had a mental institution where br you take a sicko, like this guy, br he was a sick guy, so many signs, br and you bring him to a mental health institution.