Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by ryeights on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:42AM
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Sort of. I don't believe its the government's job (nor position) to protect idiots from themselves, so I would not support such regulations.
Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by tomlockwood on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:54AM
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I dunno, maybe this is a super controversial opinion but I think it may be harmful to categorize a bunch of people who commit suicide as idiots. Particularly given that those people in America are more and more often veterans and men.
I also think that by some tragic circumstance or another a lot of those mentally ill people have no friends or family to support them. I'm happy to pay the government to care for those "idiots", to be frank.
What do you think?
Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by ryeights on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:09AM
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Note that I said 'accidentally injured' in my original comment; obviously suicide is a different matter entirely. This might actually be a controversial opinion, but I believe people who want to end their lives have a right to do so.
Barring that, we already have measures in place (e.g. involuntary hospitalization) for the acutely suicidal. For others, why stop at taking away their guns? Take away their kitchen knives, Tylenol, and spare rope while you're at it. Hell, throw them in a padded cell so they aren't tempted to visit any bridges or tall buildings. Taking away guns doesn't treat the actual problem.
Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by tomlockwood on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:22AM
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Agreed on all counts
Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by MikeAmelung on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:15AM
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According to this page:
https://www.who.int/gho/mental_health/suicide_rates/en/
Suicide rates are: 21.1/100k for US males 17.4/100k for Australian males
Guess you aren't paying enough?
Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by tomlockwood on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:21AM
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You're right, we should increase support for mental health services.
We agree.