Not really, suicide is historically just under half of all gun deaths. But your point stands!
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Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Not so fun fact: Gun suicides are far more common than any other type of gun related death. Having a gun in the house is a big risk factor for suicide.
shalafi@lemmy.world 4 days ago
treesquid@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It hasn’t been under half in ages. In 2023 it was 58% in the US and in some areas it’s noticeably more
shalafi@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Haven’t looked at numbers for 4-5 years, and holy shit did it flip around 2022-2023. Last I saw was 43-48%.
Anyone want to see for themselves, this is a solid search:
“cdc gun deaths”
Plenty of data from solid sources to back treesquid. Thanks for getting me up to date! I was quite ignorant.
k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
What do you mean, “not really”? Is there a single type of gun-related death that is more common? Because OP is saying “the most common,” not “the majority”.
sukhmel@programming.dev 4 days ago
Turns out now it’s also the majority
billwashere@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I think you missed the point. Not what percentage of gun deaths are suicides, but what percentage of suicides are gun related.
Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s never one way. It’s not like owning a gun is driving people to suicide. It’s intersectionality that drives higher numbers.
billwashere@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You’re absolutely right. Owning the gun gives them the opportunity that wouldn’t exist as easily otherwise. And just for the record I’m not anti-gun.
Zetta@mander.xyz 3 days ago
100% I just posted a comment about how I feel like I’m more likely to kill myself than needing a gun for defense. Not that Id generally say that I’m suicidal.
miked@piefed.social 4 days ago
Without getting into details I believe this to true.