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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
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