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AnotherMcIntosh

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13. The suicides in the UK indicate that an absence of firearm ownership does not prevent suicides.

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 11:52 AM

Apr 2013

"The male suicide rate in 2011 was the highest since 2002, and among 45-59-year-old men the highest since 1986, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In all, 6,045 suicides were recorded in the UK among people aged 15 and over. The suicide rate was 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people, the highest since 2004.

"For men, the suicide rate was 18.2 per 100,000 population. The rate was highest among males aged 30 to 44, at 23.5 per 100,000. Among 45-59-year-old men the figure was 22.2 per 100,000.

"Female suicides rose to 1,493, or 5.6 per 100,000. Suicides among 15- to 29-year-old females rose from 2.9 per 100,000 in 2007 to 4.2 per 100,000.

"In England, the suicide rate was 10.4 deaths per 100,000; highest in the north-east, at 12.9, and lowest in London, at 8.9. In Wales, the suicide rate was 13.9, up from 10.7 in 2009.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/22/alarm-rise-uk-suicide-rate

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19,392 gun suicides [View all] snooper2 Apr 2013 OP

Suicide is a giant black hole in our national discussion Recursion Apr 2013 #1

You want to have that conversation? We can have that conversation. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #2

Well I started the OP didn't I, throw it out there... snooper2 Apr 2013 #5

Goes to mental health screening as a pre-requesite for gun purchases. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #7

But that's a one time deal snooper2 Apr 2013 #9

If you are talking about my own personal opinion..... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #10

I could go for that, I think logistically speaking it would be a pain in the ass snooper2 Apr 2013 #11

Glad to know we agree on something. nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #12

Which is why there needs to be education HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #15

Most suicidal persons won't appear in NICS HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #14

that is also why depression is the deadliest mental illness n/t HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #3

"Take the gun, leave the disease," is not a sign of compassion. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #4

It is a risk that I choose to accept for myself. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #6

Suicide by smoking takes many more lives. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #8

The suicides in the UK indicate that an absence of firearm ownership does not prevent suicides. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #13