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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by dragontamer on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @08:10PM (#31512601)
Its not "conflation". Its recognition that background-checks, and delays, should reduce gun-violence AND cut back on suicides.
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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by Ichthypresbyter on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:33PM (#31513631)
I'm not sure how much of an effect they would have on suicides. This may just be my stereotypical mental image, but I suspect that a lot of gun suicide victims have owned the gun in question for a long time, in which case a waiting period wouldn't help any more than a waiting period to buy a car would stop people driving off bridges.

Are there any numbers on how many people commit suicide with guns they bought in the last 6 months of their life?

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