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0 pointsdubfan12y ago0 comments

Access to firearms may play some part, but the rates of death due to firearm injury is high in the South which has relatively low suicide rates.

Perhaps religious/cultural attitudes play a part? That wouldn't account for Utah though.

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ekianjo12y ago

Interestingly Alaska has the highest death rate by Firearms. Anyone can propose a rationale for that?

dubfanOP12y ago

Guns are pretty useful in remote areas inhabited by large, aggressive animals.

ekianjo12y ago

Are you saying it's more likely to commit suicide just because you own a gun ?

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thaumasiotes12y ago

in addition to your other replies, I think it's worth pointing out that in Canada the native populations have an elevated suicide rate. It wouldn't be at all surprising for that to be true in Alaska too.

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0 pointsdubfan12y ago0 comments

Access to firearms may play some part, but the rates of death due to firearm injury is high in the South which has relatively low suicide rates.

Perhaps religious/cultural attitudes play a part? That wouldn't account for Utah though.

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ekianjo12y ago

Interestingly Alaska has the highest death rate by Firearms. Anyone can propose a rationale for that?

dubfanOP12y ago

Guns are pretty useful in remote areas inhabited by large, aggressive animals.

ekianjo12y ago

Are you saying it's more likely to commit suicide just because you own a gun ?

2 more replies

thaumasiotes12y ago

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