Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Gun Control as Suicide Prevention

They are banging that drum again. Fatality % by suicide method:
I suppose we could ban belts, cars, water, and bridges, but I am skeptical that these are anymore practical.


4 comments:

  1. I'm surprised jumping isn't more effective. But I suppose that depends on access to tall enough structures to do the job properly.

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  2. If gun control prevented suicide, then when Canada outlawed guns their suicide rate should have gone down. It didn't. The methods used changed.

    Suicide vs “Gun-death” Suicide | 357 Magnum

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  3. Sebastian: people survive some jumps that seem unsurvivable. Some years ago, a woman jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge. She came back a year or so later, and this time she was "successful."

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  4. Canada has never banned guns. Even AR-15s remain legal as restricted weapons.

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