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puma guy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:00 am

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:46 am The article in the link does give credit to increased suicide rates.

I think they only mentioned it to drive the narrative that guns influence people to commit suicide.

Studies have shown that suicide attempts often take place in a moment of hopelessness that can last barely minutes – which means that easy access to a firearm can in itself exponentially increase the risk of self-harm.

The last part of that quote is an opinion not a fact. I acknowledge that firearms are a commonly used, but availability does not drive a suicide. They cite the low firearm death rate in Japan where virtually all firearms are prohibited, but conveniently fail to mention Japan's suicide rate is one the highest in the world. If I recall poison is a common method in Japan, so using the logic expressed in the article availability of poison is the reason a person takes their life.

CDC Stats:
https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datar ... 7C7B79383