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| Comment by:
dasing
(6/23/2017)
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| Liberals ALLWAYS include suicides in their 'gun violence' figures, allways!!!! |
| Comment by:
MarkHamTownsend
(6/23/2017)
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Untrue.
Studies have determined that when firearms are removed, the suicide rate at first plummets, but then ascends again and briefly rises higher than the initial rate, only then to recede back to where it was prior to the gun removal.
Suicides may delay their act until they decide upon a new method to kill themselves, but they are NOT cured by gunlaws. Anyone with common sense will realize the law doesn't treat the psychopath that causes suicide!
IMO, there is good reason to keep suicide separate from other violence. |
| Comment by:
MarkHamTownsend
(6/23/2017)
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| "Psychopath" in my last sentence above should read "psychopathy." |
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