Re: Guns cause suicide?

"COGunWoman55" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Interesting suicide rate chart, comparing nations:
> http://tinyurl.com/wk4i

The old causation gambit.

Of course an inanimate object doesn't cause anything. But what do you think
will be the difference in outcome to a suicidal person if he tries a non-gun
method (average 5% "success" rate) or a gun (85% "success" rate).

It's common sense. The country-by-country comparison is irrelevant.

Just ask  yourself, if you had a friend who had a clinically depressed
teenage son, and your friend asked you if he should buy a gun, what would
you say to him?

By the say, Kleck claims there is no relationship between suicide rates and
gun ownership, but he had to jump through some complicated statisical hoops
to reach that conclusion. Again, it goes against common sense.

SG