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Originally Posted by Rogerbh

An interesting article. http://www.gq.com/story/what-conserv...ght-about-guns

I would have liked it if it went into a discussion of the high percentage of people with criminal records who are murdered with firearms as opposed to the lower number of non-criminals who are murdered with firearms. Also, it lacks a discussion of the suicide rates in the US and say, the UK and how they are not that much different even though one has ready access to firearms and the other does not.

Suicide in the US is double the UK, and 50% of US suicides are with firearms

A common suicide method is to use a firearm. Generally, the bullet will be aimed at point-blank range, often at the head or, less commonly, into the mouth, under the chin, or pointed at the chest. Worldwide, firearm prevalence in suicides varies widely, depending on the acceptance and availability of firearms in a culture. The use of firearms in suicides ranges from less than 10% in Australia[23] to 50.5% in the U.S., where it is the most common method of suicide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_suicide_rate