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Crepuscular

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13. Really?

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Reply #6)

Tue May 7, 2013, 08:46 PM

May 2013

Yet Japan has almost double the rate of suicides than the US, with considerably stronger restrictions on firearms. There are a whole host of factors that drive suicide rates.

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The 17 yr old boy we know who shot himself today... [View all] elehhhhna May 2013 OP

Sheer numbers of guns sold kill children. onehandle May 2013 #1

sad... ziffelzoom May 2013 #2

he was getting care. he was in recovery and working a program. elehhhhna May 2013 #3

I've known people that have lost kids to suicide. ziffelzoom May 2013 #5

Have you ever had a gun in your mouth? Gravitycollapse May 2013 #7

sorry i insulted you. elehhhhna May 2013 #10

it's ok... I understand ziffelzoom May 2013 #12

Firearm regulations and restrictions have a measurable impact on suicide rates. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #6

Really? Crepuscular May 2013 #13

"There are a whole host of factors that drive suicide rates." - I never said there weren't. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #14

Was he a DU member here? newmember May 2013 #4

no. in recovery w/ my daughter elehhhhna May 2013 #9

I'm so sorry newmember May 2013 #11

Shit like this doesn't faze RW gun weirdos. They still want to have those guns. baldguy May 2013 #8

hugs and it's not your fault nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #15