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They certainly did: > In 83.1% (n = 1112) of the 1338 suicides by firearm between 2000 and 2010 in Switzerland, the firearm could be categorised as an army wea

by bhaak 7y ago

They certainly did: > In 83.1% (n = 1112) of the 1338 suicides by firearm between 2000 and 2010 in Switzerland, the firearm could be categorised as an army weapon or a non-army weapon. The army weapon was used in 39.1% of these suicides. https://smw.ch/article/doi/smw.2018.14646 https://smw.ch/article/doi/smw.2018.14646 But that is not surprising. Suicides often happen out of an impulse and then people use the best available and easiest accessible means to kill themselves. And an army weapon fulfills those conditions much better than anything else people have at home. I don't know if there are already newer studies that take into account that the ammunition isn't storaged at home anymore. I also couldn't find any numbers on "family tragedies".

pas 7y ago
Can they simply buy ammo for it somewhere else?
- bhaak 7y ago
  Yes, you can easily buy ammo. But again, most suicides are not really planned. The studies about suicides are quite consistent that only about 10–15% of attempters eventually die by suicide. That means if you don't have an effective way of ending your life at hand, it's likely that you will not try again successfully. If you need ammunition, you are not likely to go out and get it. That's inconvenient and even if you go out and want to get it, that takes time in which you might reconsider.
  - pdpi 7y ago
    It's worth noting that this is a trend, not a black and white rule. Some people _do_ plan it ahead of time, in some form or another. E.g. my uncle specifically bought rope and carabiners prior to his suicide, and, apparently, had googled instructions on how to tie a noose several days ahead of the actual thing.
    - pas 7y ago
      I imagine it comes in waves. And even if one wave just pushes someone to the point that buys ammo, the next has to push it only to load the gun, and the final one just has to push it to pull the trigger a little harder. :/ Though I have no data about this.

by bhaak 7y ago

pas 7y ago

Can they simply buy ammo for it somewhere else?

bhaak 7y ago
Yes, you can easily buy ammo. But again, most suicides are not really planned. The studies about suicides are quite consistent that only about 10–15% of attempters eventually die by suicide. That means if you don't have an effective way of ending your life at hand, it's likely that you will not try again successfully. If you need ammunition, you are not likely to go out and get it. That's inconvenient and even if you go out and want to get it, that takes time in which you might reconsider.
- pdpi 7y ago
  It's worth noting that this is a trend, not a black and white rule. Some people _do_ plan it ahead of time, in some form or another. E.g. my uncle specifically bought rope and carabiners prior to his suicide, and, apparently, had googled instructions on how to tie a noose several days ahead of the actual thing.
  - pas 7y ago
    I imagine it comes in waves. And even if one wave just pushes someone to the point that buys ammo, the next has to push it only to load the gun, and the final one just has to push it to pull the trigger a little harder. :/ Though I have no data about this.