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What happens when everyone decides they need a gun? (www.vox.com)
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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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[–] dylanmorgan 8 points 2 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.