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Originally Posted by pylon
I've heard that one before. I've also heard the "What's gonna stop you from blowing your brains out if something tragic happens in your life? huh? HUH?"
"Gee, I dunno? I've never suffered a nasty breakup, a depressing family tragedy, been mouthed off by a neighbor, or been in a heated confrontation EVER! Phew... good thing! I and those around me are lucky to be alive!"
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But statistically people
are at a higher risk of completing suicide attempts when guns are owned. So despite the unnessecary, over the top way they presented it to you "Huh, HUH!" the premise is not wrong.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazin.../guns-suicide/
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About 85 percent of suicide attempts with a firearm end in death. (Drug overdose, the most widely used method in suicide attempts, is fatal in less than 3 percent of cases.) Moreover, guns are an irreversible solution to what is often a passing crisis. Suicidal individuals who take pills or inhale car exhaust or use razors have time to reconsider their actions or summon help. With a firearm, once the trigger is pulled, there’s no turning back.
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found that rates of firearm suicides in states with the highest rates of gun ownership are 3.7 times higher for men and 7.9 times higher for women, compared with states with the lowest gun ownership—though the rates of non-firearm suicides are about the same. A gun in the home raises the suicide risk for everyone: gun owner, spouse and children alike.
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