tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post3797634366184038680..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: "Gun Deaths Are Mostly Suicides"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-22042499548423603582016-06-23T18:51:48.290-04:002016-06-23T18:51:48.290-04:00Should be kept locked up at all times anyway. In N...Should be kept locked up at all times anyway. In NZ, by law preferably disassembled so that for eg the firing mechanism and ammo is locked separately away from the rest of the gun. The police will come around and check occasionally.<br /><br />Interesting, the CDC numbers for 2012 - suicide is #10 at 40k vs 2.5m combined (all races, sexes, and ages). That means that roughly 1.6% of deaths are by suicide - method not given. Even homicides and the like aren't on that particular CDC's list, you have to dig into the stats by age.Black Poison Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378635809751908950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-59035184494832354992016-06-23T16:05:10.308-04:002016-06-23T16:05:10.308-04:00Right. Guns are great, but if you have a family me...Right. Guns are great, but if you have a family member who suffers from depression, as I do, keep the piece locked up while you're not around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com