In 2022, the number of US gun suicides reached an all-time high: 73 people dying by gun suicide every day, or a total of nearly 27,000 deaths that year.
There's this myth that suicide is this carefully considered thing. But there's been studies that look at the time between decision and action, through interviews with suicide survivors. It's impulsive. The vast majority of people came to their decision about suicide, and attempted it the same day.
When it comes to guns and suicide, a lot of Americans believe that if someone wants to die by suicide, they will find a way to do it, so there's no point in trying to restrict access to firearms when people are at risk. Is
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