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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/2634741

The only gun control I need is an armed homeless population

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[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you kill yourself, you're still dead.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, people die when they are killed

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

You're completely missing the point. The point is that suicide is inflating the statistic of owning a gun increasing your chances of being shot. If you don't have issues with depression, that increase in risk is significantly less.