Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.
billwashere@lemmy.world 2 days agoI 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 2 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 2 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.