Posted by evenintherain on January 27, 2010, at 1:43:44
In reply to Re: DON'T BUY A GUN!!!, posted by bleauberry on January 15, 2010, at 16:16:26
i would be interested to see these statistics and where they come from.
in my opinion, it really isn't that easy to kill yourself through other means. there are times when, if i had access to a gun, i would have used it and i would be dead right now. i can say this with relative certainty and as someone who has previously attempted suicide.
a huge amount of people kill themselves with guns. suicide is generally listed as 11th highest for cause of death in the USA (http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa.php?cause_id=11). homicide is 15th.
men complete suicide a lot more frequently than females, despite the fact that females attempt more than 3 times more frequently. men are more likely to use a gun.states with highest gun ownership per capita:
Louisiana, Alaska, Montana, Tennessee, Alabama.States with highest suicides rates:
Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Nevada, New MexicoStates with lowest gun ownership per capita:
Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New YorkStates with lowest suicide rates:
D.C., New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Connecticut, Rhode Islandno real definitive answers here, just interesting stats.
i myself live in a state with very strict gun laws. i know, because at one time looked up getting one for suicidal reasons. if it had been easier to obtain, i doubt would be alive. i have a hard time believing this isn't the case for other people too.
> Just for clarification, it is a proven fact
> that suicides, crimes, thefts, and murders are
> significantly lower in areas where there is a
> high level of gun ownership. In areas where
> there are few guns, suicides, crimes, thefts,
> and murders skyrocket. Gun ownership tends to
> ward off chaos and evil, as the founding
> fathers knew. A murder is less likely to happen
> when the potential murderer knows his target
> also has a loaded gun.
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