“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.”
“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.”
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
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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.