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Guns are pretty useful in remote areas inhabited by large, aggressive animals.

by dubfan 13y ago

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ekianjo 13y ago
Are you saying it's more likely to commit suicide just because you own a gun ?
- GabrielF00 13y ago
  Suicide by firearm is more likely to succeed than suicide by other methods (for instance poisoning). Per the American Association of Suicidology, "if a gun is used to attempt suicide, a fatal outcome will result 78% to 90% of the time."[1] Suffocation is also very likely to succeed but poisoning results in death less than 5% of the time and falls about 25% of the time.[2] One can make an impulsive decision to commit suicide with a gun while other methods (for instance hanging) may take considerably more thought and preparation. Suicide by firearm seems to be particularly problematic for youth. [1] - [http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=235&name=DLFE-44.pdf http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folde...] [2] - http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/case_fatality.html http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/cas...
  - ekianjo 13y ago
    Good point, thank you. Is there any data on suicide attempts per state, then, available anywhere online ? Are suicide attempts even recorded officially ?
- matthewisabel 13y ago
  According to the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, there is some risk, particularly when considering younger demographics. "The preponderance of current evidence indicates that gun availability is a risk factor for youth suicide in the United States. The evidence that gun availability increases the suicide rates of adults is credible, but is currently less compelling." [1] There's a lot of good additional data in the original report. According to the table on page 40 [2], self-harm by firearm represented 19,392 of 38,364 suicides. This dwarfed the number of gun-related homicides which was 11,078. Page 83 explores death by intent. Interestingly, there's also a category for legal intervention/war which represented 344 of all firearm deaths. [1] http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-ownership-and-use/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-owne... [2] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_04.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_04.pdf

Guns are pretty useful in remote areas inhabited by large, aggressive animals.

by dubfan 13y ago

Guns are pretty useful in remote areas inhabited by large, aggressive animals.

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ekianjo 13y ago

Are you saying it's more likely to commit suicide just because you own a gun ?

GabrielF00 13y ago
Suicide by firearm is more likely to succeed than suicide by other methods (for instance poisoning). Per the American Association of Suicidology, "if a gun is used to attempt suicide, a fatal outcome will result 78% to 90% of the time."[1] Suffocation is also very likely to succeed but poisoning results in death less than 5% of the time and falls about 25% of the time.[2] One can make an impulsive decision to commit suicide with a gun while other methods (for instance hanging) may take considerably more thought and preparation. Suicide by firearm seems to be particularly problematic for youth. [1] - [http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=235&name=DLFE-44.pdf http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folde...] [2] - http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/case_fatality.html http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/cas...
- ekianjo 13y ago
  Good point, thank you. Is there any data on suicide attempts per state, then, available anywhere online ? Are suicide attempts even recorded officially ?
matthewisabel 13y ago
According to the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, there is some risk, particularly when considering younger demographics. "The preponderance of current evidence indicates that gun availability is a risk factor for youth suicide in the United States. The evidence that gun availability increases the suicide rates of adults is credible, but is currently less compelling." [1] There's a lot of good additional data in the original report. According to the table on page 40 [2], self-harm by firearm represented 19,392 of 38,364 suicides. This dwarfed the number of gun-related homicides which was 11,078. Page 83 explores death by intent. Interestingly, there's also a category for legal intervention/war which represented 344 of all firearm deaths. [1] http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-ownership-and-use/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-owne... [2] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_04.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_04.pdf