It’s a complex problem with many factors but widespread access to guns is a provably one of those factors. The 90% survival rate after a failed attempt comes from the world over.
Take for example Japan
You don’t get to handwave away statistics when they’re inconvenient and then pull them out when you think they can score you a point. Suicide causes and prevention are areas that are extensively studied.
You don’t get to handwave away statistics when they’re inconvenient and then pull them out when you think they can score you a point. Suicide causes and prevention are areas that are extensively studied.
I don’t know where I did, if you are reffering to the suicide attempt statistic, you missunderstood me, I just didn’t know it exists. Also you kinda do it here by not answering to my point.
It’s a complex problem with many factors but widespread access to guns is a provably one of those factors. The 90% survival rate after a failed attempt comes from the world over.
I agree that it’s a complex problem, that’s why I do think that we need laws, that regulate how people use their guns (like a regulation, that you have to keep your gun locked away), not who uses guns (with exceptions like terrorists and people who threat to commit a crime or suicide, minors, etc.).
Maybe the widespread acces of guns has a higher impact on suicide rates, than I think, but it’s far from the most important factor in my experience. Maybe the suicide rates are down a bit if we ban guns, but the mental health of people wouldn’t get better by making them life. I think that physicly preventing people from killing themself isn’t the right approach in the long run.
It’s a complex problem with many factors but widespread access to guns is a provably one of those factors. The 90% survival rate after a failed attempt comes from the world over.
You don’t get to handwave away statistics when they’re inconvenient and then pull them out when you think they can score you a point. Suicide causes and prevention are areas that are extensively studied.
I don’t know where I did, if you are reffering to the suicide attempt statistic, you missunderstood me, I just didn’t know it exists. Also you kinda do it here by not answering to my point.
I agree that it’s a complex problem, that’s why I do think that we need laws, that regulate how people use their guns (like a regulation, that you have to keep your gun locked away), not who uses guns (with exceptions like terrorists and people who threat to commit a crime or suicide, minors, etc.). Maybe the widespread acces of guns has a higher impact on suicide rates, than I think, but it’s far from the most important factor in my experience. Maybe the suicide rates are down a bit if we ban guns, but the mental health of people wouldn’t get better by making them life. I think that physicly preventing people from killing themself isn’t the right approach in the long run.