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I know its like being CPT Obvious, but that is so true. Fix the problem, not the symptom.
by NiftyFifty 11y ago
I know its like being CPT Obvious, but that is so true. Fix the problem, not the symptom.
- SteveLAnderson 11y agoFixing the issues that lead a person to consider suicide is really hard. Decreasing the number of available guns is much easier and is effective. When Australia decreased the number of guns, the suicide rate (not just gun related suicides, but all suicides) decreased by 65%.
- brianlweiner 11y agoSuicides definitely decrease with less access to guns, however many countries with gun restrictions have higher rates of suicide than the US (e.g Japan, S Korea, France, Belgium) [1] Also suicides via firearm had been declining in Australia prior to any buyback. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_r... [2] http://c5.nrostatic.com/sites/default/files/australia.jpg http://c5.nrostatic.com/sites/default/files/australia.jpg