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NC: Establishing a waiting period for handgun sales could reduce North Carolina suicides
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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In spite of myths surrounding the issue, much is known about the ways people commit suicide. We know 86 percent of people who attempt suicide make the decision to do so within eight hours of acting, according to Harvards T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2013. Furthermore, according to the Brady Campaign, in 2016 over half of all completed suicides involve firearms, and with all of the news coverage surrounding gun violence, little seems to report that two-thirds of gun related deaths are suicides. This means people are not meticulously planning. They instead are making impulsive decisions to end their own life, and if that decision involves the use of a gun, they are more likely to die.

Comment by: stevelync (12/2/2016)

They don't give a **** about suicides. Suicide is nothing but the subterfuge they employ to take away your rights.

Comment by: mickey (12/2/2016)

So, to prove your theory correct, can you tell us what percentage of suicides bought a gun and then used it to kill themselves less than a week later?

After all, if you're proposing a solution to a problem, you should be able to define the problem.

Comment by: shootergdv (12/2/2016)

So, suiciders leave a note dated 8 days before now ? HTH would anyone know what/when was on the mind of a dead person in the week preceding. Besides, it was their choice . Many of the same folks against guns are fine with Kevorkian's assisted deaths.