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RE: I just shot down a gun grabbers Gun control argument
If you compare the gun death rate per 100,000 people between USA and Australia - the majority of the difference (two thirds) can be attributed to suicide by gun deaths.
(The overall suicide rate is equal between the 2 countries - it is just americans have a gun handy and Australians need to find another method).
Bingo, all the research in Australia came up with another amazing finding, that public service campaigns and other interventions do work to reduce suicide rates. So if we want to reduce "gun violence" what we need is a good anti suicide campaign.
That is interesting. Do you know what years they ran the public service campaigns?
I don't know, in 2011 the press there changed the way they reported on suicide as an example of one of their interventions
http://www.presscouncil.org.au/document-search/standard-suicide-reporting/
Thank you