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Duckhunter935

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2. Maybe the debate should be on better mental health

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:50 AM

Jun 2015

coverage.

Suicide Methods

In 2013, firearms were the most common method of death by suicide, accounting for a little more than half (51.4%) of all suicide deaths. The next most common methods were suffocation (including hangings) at 24.5% and poisoning at 16.1% (Figure 7).

https://www.afsp.org/understanding-suicide/facts-and-figures
Unfortunately firearms are a very effective means, If that was not available, I think other means would increase the same as other countries have higher suicide rates with the other means.

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Guns and Suicide [View all] packman Jun 2015 OP

This is a guess but I'm thinking malaise Jun 2015 #1

Maybe the debate should be on better mental health Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #2

If 21,000 folks annually were killing themselves with any other object other than the Holy Gun.... Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #3

While I'm generally anti-gun, I think there's a comment that was a reply to a comment of mine Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #4

I notice he didn't provide a link to the data SecularMotion Jun 2015 #6

I think the view is that whichever method one uses LittleBlue Jun 2015 #5

The largest issue in this oP (regardless of how one feels about guns) ... etherealtruth Jun 2015 #7

Best post in thread^^ sarisataka Jun 2015 #9

"Article goes on to give the 10 states with most gun related violence." beevul Jun 2015 #8