Suicide by Gun

[Kooky]

Any suicide is regrettable. However we should also consider how many times using a gun saves lives. Guns are more often used in defense of life than in taking of it.

Any Study Of 'Gun Violence' Should Include How Guns Save Lives

What you're trying to argue here is that killing the right kind of people is intrinsically more moral than preventing people from taking their lives.

 

[Kooky]

No! That's too socialist.

Well, ok, fine.
Health, Education and Welfare IMO are important enough to the health of a nation that we need to collectively support it and need our politicians to support it as well.

Don't you find it interesting that in the 250 years of the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution existing, seemingly no American ever thought of an amendment to enshrine access to health, education and welfare?
Makes you think, doesn't it.

 

[esmith]

Did I even claim that? No. I was pointing out suicide by gun isn't guaranteed quick and a success.

Ok, I resend my assumption.

 

[esmith]

"Wants and desires are not binary, and suicide can come from spur of the moment decisions that would later be regretted, if that person survived.

Been seeing a medium?

But I suppose that for a politically influential number of Americans, restricting access to lethal weapons is too high a price to pay for potentially saving a few lives.

Not a politically influential American but YEP.