Gun Control & RKBA

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24. What about almost Gun Free JAPAN

Reply to mikeb302000 (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 01:12 PM

Jan 2013

Japan has the highest rate of suicide of 1st world countries.

Its their culture.

The don't have guns people just poison stab or throw themselves off a cliff.\\

Suicide is a mental heath issue and a culture issue. Its relationship to guns is the minimal at best it just so happens that they are available so that's what people kill themselves with.

My step fathers goon friend blew his head off with a shotgun in a car outside of his job (local community college). He had some mental issues and was getting help for them but his depression got worse and he snapped. Another one of his friends used a hose from his exhaust pipe to the inside of his car in his garage and took some sleeping pills. bothe men had depression and were former army officers (out of service over 10+years).

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Gun Rights Increase Suicides [View all] mikeb302000 Jan 2013 OP

I don't know why people don't choose pills... dkf Jan 2013 #1

Less certain to be successful. Lionessa Jan 2013 #4

Not at all ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #5

Statistically speaking, yes. Lionessa Jan 2013 #6

Not always BigAlanMac Jan 2013 #7

How do they do it so successfully in Japan? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #25

Because there were no suicides ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #2

There are 2 options here intaglio Jan 2013 #8

Blaming suicide on firearms ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #9

That is an oversimplication iiibbb Jan 2013 #12

Another reading comprehension fail intaglio Jan 2013 #19

Somehow it seems more humane to allow a successful Lionessa Jan 2013 #3

in japan suicide is honorable jimmy the one Jan 2013 #10

That firearms are a more effective mode of suicide does not suprise me iiibbb Jan 2013 #11

If someone suggested that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #13

Are you kidding me... the proliferation of child pornography is all internet iiibbb Jan 2013 #15

Yes, it is evil and... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #21

Absolutely. There are plenty of studies to back this up. DanTex Jan 2013 #14

Pot meet kettle... iiibbb Jan 2013 #16

So do you have a comment on the Harvard Public Health studies? DanTex Jan 2013 #18

I had my comment. I said I agreed with it's findings and I didn't argue against it. iiibbb Jan 2013 #20

Guns suicide people. ileus Jan 2013 #17

I re-learned a hard reality of suicide last year slackmaster Jan 2013 #22

Of course gun ownership increases the likelihood of successful suicide... brindleboxer Jan 2013 #23

Very well said! cmclane28 Jan 2013 #33

What about almost Gun Free JAPAN generalhh Jan 2013 #24

The make murder suicide far easier as well MightyMopar Jan 2013 #26

but Japan has more murder suicide than you seem to think gejohnston Jan 2013 #27

A person should have the right to bring their life to an end if they so choose. Undismayed Jan 2013 #28

Scientists have concluded that correalation is not causation. Another Fail by Mikey! Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #29

I think unemployment, poverty, and uncontrolled mental illness is probably a bigger factor. bubbayugga Jan 2013 #30

suicide in japan, generally not dishonorable jimmy the one Jan 2013 #31

actually is second behind South Korea gejohnston Jan 2013 #32

This individual case poses an interesting question sylvi Jan 2013 #34

Speech rights... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #35