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Re:Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S. by eurleif on Thursday May 02, 2013 @06:25PM (#5647587)
But if I'm worried that I might become suicidally depressed in the future, and I don't want to have ready access to a gun, I can choose not to buy one. I don't think it's the government's job to protect me from myself.
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Re:Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S. by tptacek on Thursday May 02, 2013 @06:27PM (#5647597)
I don't care about the gun control debate; HN is a terrible venue for it. Some of my close friends are gun enthusiasts, others gun-control activists. I don't think any less of people who disagree with me about guns and think of it as one of the better examples of a "reasonable people can disagree" discussion (which, ironically, tend to be the worst kinds of discussions for HN).

I do care about misconceptions about suicidal depression, since depression is a serious risk for the community of people that use HN.

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