About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.

  • darkstar@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’m sorry maybe I’m a little triggered because this hits close to home, but seriously how the fuck can people claim “oh suicide is going up because guns”

    Are they fucking blind to how things are going in the world? I’m so fucking livid right now. “Suicide is because guns” fuck off

    • psud@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Guns don’t cause suicide, but they make it much easier to successfully complete suicide

      Handguns especially

      But I doubt an increase in suicides this year from last year has anything to do with gun ownership rates