sensible gun control

[pipoman]

83. The family of my childhood friend's parents had no idea he would hang himself either..

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In fact, in most cases people don't think their loved ones are going to kill themselves....

And yes, I am saying people do not commit suicide because they own a gun. Those who funnel their exhaust into the car don't do it because they own a car, those who hang don't hang themselves because they own a rope...etc. etc...They all kill themselves deliberately with the most effective, or least repulsive method available....not because they have or see an effective method....

"The point is: absent quick and efficient means (a firearm in the home), suicidal impulses often pass."

I disagree completely. There are many, many people who "attempt suicide" with no intention what so ever of success. These people drive the relatively low success rates of pills, wrist cutting, and other cries for help. People who shoot themselves are not the cry for help, it is "I'm done"....just like hanging and jumping off of high structures. You're right it is a little easier than jumping or hanging...not enough to deter someone who is suicidal. The highest suicide rate in the world is a gun free nation.

Edit: of the 49 highest suicide rates in the world higher than the US, all but a few war torn nations are gun free. The US is 50th...yep, I believe the net suicide savings would be statistically insignificant if every gun disappeared tomorrow..