Posted by bulldog2 on January 30, 2010, at 22:59:25
In reply to Re: DON'T BUY A GUN!!! » detroitpistons, posted by bleauberry on January 30, 2010, at 13:00:15
So what is the imppact of guns on suicide rates?These are my thoughts and not a study.I would think there are two kinds of suicides. There are planned suicides and spur of the moment suicide.
I would think that guns would impact both kinds of suicides. If done correctly death by gun is almost instantaneous. For the planned suicide the really determined would generally find another method to die if a gun were not available. So the impact of gun ownership here might not be that great. Some might not follow thru if that is the only way they wished to die. But I believe that number is small.
For spur of the moment I think the presence of a gun might be significant. In the moment of dispair the gun is there and death is fast.
Many have probably gone that route.Those prone to depression should probably not own a gun. Sometimes when I am feeling down and defeated I think of the gun in the drawer. How easy to end this long struggle. The mind does wander.
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