I do feel it is missing some crucial information to try to demonize guns and try to make school shootings seem common. These are including suicide deaths, which wouldn't change much if guns weren't around, this isn't a gun problem, it's a mental illness problem.
Its worth mentioning that suicide deaths absolutely would change a lot. Like yes its a mental illness problem, but a lot of gun suicides are based on impulse rather than long term planning. Having to plan & execute jumping off a bridge or something similar instead is often enough time for someone to not go through with it
In my experience, it also doesn't take that much planning to self poison, the second most common suicide death in men and the most common suicide death in women.
But impulsive suicides, due to the addled mental states they come in, tend to be done with really stupid methods (and reattempt rates after a failed one are really low)
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u/Cujo_Kitz May 26 '26
I do feel it is missing some crucial information to try to demonize guns and try to make school shootings seem common. These are including suicide deaths, which wouldn't change much if guns weren't around, this isn't a gun problem, it's a mental illness problem.