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not sure what have suicide rates to do with guns, they are based on various socioeconomic factors so if you want honestly compare us with something you should f
by Markoff 8y ago
not sure what have suicide rates to do with guns, they are based on various socioeconomic factors so if you want honestly compare us with something you should find country with similar living standards, environment etc which doesn't have easily accessible guns
but you are right banning access to guns doesn't mean that 100% of those people won't commit suicide, but I guess it could shave at least few percentage points from suicides by gun and most importantly gun accidents would be drastically reduced, you don't see children accidentally killing/hurting someone daily in Europe
if you want serious comparison i am aware of only one country with similar cultural background - Australia, proving limiting gun access can reduce crime, accidents etc
- DanBC 8y ago> not sure what have suicide rates to do with guns The most important public health action to reduce suicide is to reduce access to means and methods, especially the most lethal methods. Guns are particularly lethal. > but I guess it could shave at least few percentage points from suicides by gun It's closer to 50%. There are 20,000 suicide deaths by gun in the US each year, out of a total of 45,000 suicide deaths. The US has decided that those 20,000 deaths are a price worth paying for the fun of playing with their guns.