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Originally Posted by Mark Rapier
On the other hand:
"In 2009, the number of suicides rose 2 percent to 32,845 exceeding 30,000 for the twelfth straight year and equating to nearly 26 suicides per 100,000 people.
This amounts to approximately one suicide every 15 minutes. In comparison, the UK rate is about 9 per 100,000, and the US rate around 11 per 100,000"
Suicide in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
So you are saying that if we had tougher gun regulation in the US, the suicide rate would go up?
BTW, I didn't say gun control was the answer. But definitely should be explored and discussed.