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@dustryder
"The most common method among both genders in Japan was hanging, followed by jumping from a high place."
Interesting.
THE GLUT of guns in the USA isnt responsible for crimes ike bicycle theft or home burglary, but
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@dustryder
I see but it's not stupid to just include gun murders instead of all murders, gotcha, the old double standard.
For instance, suicide rates have been linked to ease of accessibility to lethal methods of suicide.
really, so some mind readers know that if the person didn't have a gun they wouldn't have found another method, amazing.
the op "they make serious crimes deadly crimes" which is true however it's mostly kept to certain cities, certain areas, gangs etc so to make it sound like tourist should be scared proper context is needed which doesn't include suicides.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
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Of course they use other methods. They don't have as many guns. The relevant question to answer is if they did have as many guns as the US, would the suicide rate be higher than it is now?
@TheDredPriateRoberts
It depends in what context you're including the gun murders in all murders. If the thesis is "Are guns a problem in American society", then including suicide via guns is relevant, because there is indication that guns have some part to play in suicide rates. Including all murders is not relevant, because the thesis is focused on Guns.
really, so some mind readers know that if the person didn't have a gun they wouldn't have found another method, amazing.
The methodology is generally the relationship between household gun ownership and suicide rates of differing states
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@dustryder
I was pointing out that there is a heck of a lot more to do with it than just gun availability. Like I showed, we have over 400x the gun ownership rates, yet a lower suicide rate. If there is an effect of guns, it would be rather minor compared to cultural effects.