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Gun Control & RKBA

russ1943

(618 posts)

4. There is abundant evidence

Reply to flamin lib (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:39 PM

Oct 2015

that reducing the access to guns will decrease the overall suicide rate as flaming lib and numerous studies have shown.

DanTex posted at the end of 2012 http://www.democraticunderground.com/117295436 a study which demonstrated a suicide rate decrease of 40% when the Israeli Defense Forces changed policy so that soldiers leave their guns on base rather than bringing them home with them over the weekend.
“The results of this study illustrate the ability of a relatively simple change in policy to have a major impact on suicide rates.” http://gsoa.feinheit.ch/media/medialibrary/2010/12/Lubin_10.pdf

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Gun Deaths Are Mostly Suicides [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2015 OP

Can a gun have a built-in "dude is suicidal" sensor? discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2015 #1

Yes, it's in the breech-block micro chip behind the No Lead Detector. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #5

Guns don't cause suicide. branford Oct 2015 #2

Switzerland cut their suicide rate by 25% when the military not letting flamin lib Oct 2015 #3

There is abundant evidence russ1943 Oct 2015 #4

it does cut the number of people drafted gejohnston Oct 2015 #6

Damn! That's a great pic!! n/t Big_Mike Oct 2015 #7

I like using this image Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #8

Next time I'll have the Swiss Military just check with you before trying to curb suicide in the flamin lib Oct 2015 #9

Do you have something to add that addresses what gej *actually said*? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #11

if there was an effect on suicides, gejohnston Oct 2015 #12

See, that's why you're not on ignore like so many of the other gungeoneers. flamin lib Oct 2015 #13

but that doesn't mean there are fewer guns in the house gejohnston Oct 2015 #14

I put people on ignore not because of disagreement but flamin lib Oct 2015 #15

I can imagine gejohnston Oct 2015 #16

Proper, secured storage is always a good thing. ManiacJoe Oct 2015 #10