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by xboxnolifes 871 days ago
I've always found this reasoning insane. People are in a position where they want, or feel it's the only option, to kill themselves. And someone suggests the problem is access to the ability to do so, rather than what lead them to feel that way?

Guns, drugs, knifes, rope, exhaust, whatever. These always become the focus when a kid kills themselves. How about the circumstances that led to it? Suicide is still a problem is low gun ownership countries.

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Guns are more lethal and result in more successful suicide when an attempt is made.

So yes access to guns is a problem.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/guns-...