Re: Guns cause suicide?

"Some Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "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).

Where are the statistics for this assertion?

> 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.

If someone really wants to kill themselves they will find a way.