Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by DanBC on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @04:29AM
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> We need to address the underlying issue
Reducing access to means and methods is one of the most important suicide prevention measures we can take. It's a key part of any national suicide prevention strategy.
> because even without a gun, someone may have a rope on hand, or a bottle of pills.
People tend to have a preferred method, and method substitution takes years. But assume they do instantly switch from using a gun to using some other method: that's still beneficial, because they've switched from something that's very lethal to something that's probably less lethal.
Reducing access to means and methods is one of the most important suicide prevention measures we can take. It's a key part of any national suicide prevention strategy.
> because even without a gun, someone may have a rope on hand, or a bottle of pills.
People tend to have a preferred method, and method substitution takes years. But assume they do instantly switch from using a gun to using some other method: that's still beneficial, because they've switched from something that's very lethal to something that's probably less lethal.