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Others may be unaware of the shift in suicide rates by firearm: "The sharp decline in the U.S. gun homicide rate, combined with a slower decrease in the gun su
by pwenzel 13y ago
Others may be unaware of the shift in suicide rates by firearm:
"The sharp decline in the U.S. gun homicide rate, combined with a slower decrease in the gun suicide rate, means that gun suicides now account for six-in-ten firearms deaths, the highest share since at least 1981."
- jstalin 13y agoLooks like the suicide rate has been on the decline since the 1950s as well: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0779940.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0779940.html
- codeulike 13y agoBut what about "Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S. (nytimes.com)" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5647015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5647015