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What happens when everyone decides they need a gun? (www.vox.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Midnight to c/collapse

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“That feeling when institutions break down, I think, played a role in contributing to the major surge of gun sales and the rise in violence. When you feel like no one is in charge, that’s a recipe for violence to emerge.”

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[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Accounting for suicides however paints a bleaker picture

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Not that there wouldn't be higher rates in rural areas which are generally worse off economically regardless but the ease of access to a weapon also plays a role

The rate of suicide by any method among male handgun owners was three times as high as that among male nonowners (hazard ratio, 3.34; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.13 to 3.56), and the corresponding rate among female handgun owners was seven times as high as that among female nonowners

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[–] dylanmorgan 8 points 4 months ago

The British Coal Gas Study ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC478945/ ) showed that removing a common means of suicide lowered the total suicide rate. This is consistent with subjective reports from survivors of suicide attempts who report that the urge to act was momentary.