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Old 05-08-2009, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict View Post
These are gun deaths which I assume include suicides which are probably a good portion of them. So you can't assume they're all murders or even killings of other people. I think Nevada has one of the highest suicide rates in the country if not the highest, and I've seen stats that clearly show that households with guns have a much higher death rate, either due to suicide or domestic violence.
suicide is murder- self murder. And if you did not have a gun handy I'd bet there would at least some percentage drop in suicide. If you make it tougher- no matter what it is- less people do it.
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