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Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by jrumbut on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @10:54PM (#38273157)
Gun violence is a major influencer of life expectancy in America. The average American would live a couple of years longer without gun deaths (including suicide and accidents).

https://time.com/5471069/guns-life-expectancy/

The reason that it has such an outsized effect is because it tends to happen early in life.

Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by WendyTheWillow on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:27AM (#38273629)
Oh right, suicide. But wouldn't at least a portion of those suicides still be suicides without guns?
Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by orwin on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @03:03AM (#38274379)
Not successful ones. The issue with not having an available loaded gun is that you have to plan your death.
Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by WendyTheWillow on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @09:55PM (#38285401)
Obtaining a gun is planning in the exact same way walking to the top of a roof or grabbing a fist full of pills is planning.
Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by orwin on Thursday November 16, 2023 @03:39AM (#38287041)
Raking a fistful of pill fail often, with little consequences (unlike a bullet, who might fail but consequences are painful).

Jumping is rare, the only case I know of was someone with bone cancer who suffered a lot (I'm kinda remember her but I was very young when she died). Bullets are a common way to go for people with hunting background. There is a reason why 'revolving credits' were called 'revolver credits' in my area before they were basically outlawed (I'm from the countryside).

Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by WendyTheWillow on Thursday November 16, 2023 @06:34PM (#38297184)
People do kill themselves with guns, nobody was debating that...