• alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgOPM
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    1 year ago

    It’s not the root cause, but I’m sure having easy access to a gun seems a lot quicker and cleaner than, for example, hanging yourself.

    we’re getting into the macabre a little bit here but, to be brief: yeah. if it was required people attempt to hang themselves (or overdose, or any other non-firearm method of suicide), pretty much all the data i’m aware of indicates the suicide rate would drop appreciably from where it is now in the US (45,000-50,000 deaths a year).