So, what does this say about the gun owners debate?

Sailor Steve · 07-02-08, 06:23 PM

The headline reads 'Half Of Gun Deaths Are Suicides.'

It doesn't mention what percentage of all deaths are suicide. Actually the percentage is fairly low, which might give the argument some validity; but there are other interesting factors to consider, such as the leading causes of death overall, which not many people seem to want to stand up and shout about:
http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/causes.html

Or the comparative suicide rates between the United States and other countries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_suicide_rate

It seems that taken in either context, guns rate pretty low as a factor.

07-02-08, 06:23 PM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The headline reads 'Half Of Gun Deaths Are Suicides.' It doesn't mention what percentage of all deaths are suicide. Actually the percentage is fairly low, which might give the argument some validity; but there are other interesting factors to consider, such as the leading causes of death overall, which not many people seem to want to stand up and shout about: http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/causes.html Or the comparative suicide rates between the United States and other countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_suicide_rate It seems that taken in either context, guns rate pretty low as a factor. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo