You're the supercilious ass that ignores that in cases of suicide, eliminating one method does not equate to preventing suicide, you "#Grubered", freelance faggot, Odumbo Minion from Arkansas.Oh, but it does, you hare-brained moron. I remember ripping your ass in two on this very point in the past.
Originally Posted by I B Hankering
First, lets admit that the topic is very subjective; how will you ever know that a person who killed himself using a firearm would necessarily have killed himself using other means if firearms were not available?
I know common sense is not your strong suit, but you gotta learn sometime....
With that established, what should you NOT do?
well, the answer would be to NOT look at a subjective "memorandum" written by a former competitive shooter (aka pro gun-nut), in the hopes of influencing pro gun sentiment in the UK. That's your Colin Greenwood.
The thing you would do is look at something written by an esteemed publication whose authors use a statistical comparison to establish a connectivity between gun availability and suicides.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/fi...rship-and-use/
1. Across states, more guns = more suicide(1988-1997, 1999-2001, 1981-2001, Northeast)
2. Differences in mental health cannot explain the regional more guns = more suicide connection.
3. Gun owners do not have more mental health problems than non-owners
4. Gun owners are not more suicidal than non-owners
5. Adolescents who commit suicide with a gun use the family gun
6. The case-fatality rate for suicide attempts with guns is higher than other methods
7. The public (INLCUDING IBCHICKENSHIT) does not understand the importance of method availability
8. Differences in suicide rates across the US are best explained by gun prevalence
9. The main factor explaining differences in suicide rates across states is gun ownership
and on and on.
What's the matter? is the HARVARD SPH just a "grubered" odumbo minion?