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>On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 08:24:11 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:>
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>>I'd say there is a difference between someone deciding to end their own
life and having some thug deciding to end it for them.
How so?
One is a choice by an individual the other is an infringement and act of
aggression by a another person.
Both are bad. Both are symptoms of socio-economic problems.
Do you think eliminating firearms would eliminate suicide?>
I said nothing about eliminating firearms. But they need the same type of
control applied to driving automobiles.
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Oh well, it'll never happen here in John Wayne country.
>When Britain used coal gas sticking your head in an oven was a popular>
method; q.v. Sylvia Plath. After the transition to natural gas, which does
not have a carbon monoxide component, the suicide rate did not go down.
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The same question could be asked about homicides. The Brits seem to do
quite well with knives and clubs.
Quite well? An odd turn of phrase.
>Then there is the elephant in the room the politically correct would>
rather ignore. Subtract out POCs killing each other and the homicide rate
looks very similar to Canada or western European countries.
If true, so what? Again, look at socio-economics and crowding.
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