People who live in states with high gun-ownership rates are more likely to commit suicide ... [More]More than these guys?
Hell, according to this, there may be a greater risk if you voted for Bush over Gore. And what the hell does this have to do with background checks?
I need to find the actual study and the time to dig into it -- I smell an agenda and some very selective interpretation.
Anyway, aren't they the ones who claim there is a right to suicide? Isn't this a wee bit contradictory?
ReplyDeleteContradictory positions in this group shouldn't surprise anyone, Michael. Actually, they'd probably be far more comfortable with "assisted suicide" and euthanasia... remember, it's the CONTROL they want more than anything.
ReplyDeleteThe whole suicide prevention thing is another emotional false front used by those who want to control the lives of others. Just one more "feel good" excuse too few people examine.
Those who truly want to kill themselves can't honestly be prevented from doing so.
Well, you can PAY...
ReplyDeletehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-013-0664-4
Check out his CV:
sociology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/kposowa/KposowaCV.pdf
Don't bother looking up the article, the conclusion is a tautology: where guns are harder to get, there are fewer gun users, and where guns are more common, they are more commonly used.
ReplyDeleteLook instead at suicide rates in total per state or locality, or at attempted suicide rates, if you want to learn anything useful about suicide.
The best analysis I have seen of suicide and guns is that those who in a moment of drug or alcohol induced despair who use a gun to attempt suicide more often achieve death than those who use a knife, a rope, or pills. There really isn't more to it than that.