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4. I don't want to ban handguns; I want fewer people to want them in the first place

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:00 PM

Oct 2013

Like with economics and drug policy, I'm a big believer in demand-side solutions rather than supply-side.

I had thought universal background checks were obtainable this year, but I seem to have been wrong, barring some end-of-year deal that's off of everybody's radar right now (but then again so was DADT). If we can't even do that, we need to really reassess what we can do here.

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If today is a "normal" day, 20 people killed themselves with a handgun [View all] Recursion Oct 2013 OP

If I might add: ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #1

Wonderful link, thanks (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #2

The problem of course is handgun bans have been ruled unconstitutional BainsBane Oct 2013 #3

I don't want to ban handguns; I want fewer people to want them in the first place Recursion Oct 2013 #4

We need to punish the Senators who voted against background checks at the ballot box BainsBane Oct 2013 #7

Yes. But, it seems that as a nation we aren't bothered much by adults doing that HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #5

Is there an available breakdown on who is using the guns for suicide? ManiacJoe Oct 2013 #17

These CDC pages may help you... HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #18

Not sure I get what you are trying to say here The Straight Story Oct 2013 #6

2 people died from tuberculosis today, if it's a regular day Recursion Oct 2013 #8

Sure. And we do have regulations for other things as well The Straight Story Oct 2013 #13

And the murder rate has plummeted over the past 20 years, while suicide hasn't Recursion Oct 2013 #14

It would be more productive to address the causes than the methods The Straight Story Oct 2013 #15

And 80 more suicided by other means. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #9

Exactly. Our gun suicide rate is 1/5th of total suicides, and less than 1% in most other countries Recursion Oct 2013 #10

Does reducing access to one method reduce the overall suicide rate? I haven't seen the data. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #11

In some cases, yes Recursion Oct 2013 #12

I belong to a cyber support group easttexaslefty Oct 2013 #16