On Ethics, Government and Firearm Suicide

By Ammoland

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- One of the most contentious questions in the gun debate is whether gun control can affect suicide rates and, if so, should more restrictions be imposed?

In the United States, gun suicides outnumber gun homicides by almost two to one. This creates a problem for supporters of gun control. They must frighten people to achieve their goals, but most of us don’t feel threatened by suicide.

For half a century, the anti-gun lobby has tried to confuse the public and demonize gun ownership in order to promote more government control. For them, firearms suicide is just one more issue to be exploited.

You can call their method sleight of hand or bait and switch. They point to a dramatic gun homicide event like a mass murder, as if it is characteristic of the total number of “gun violence” deaths. They hope you won’t ask any probing questions as they wave a hand and say: “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.”

Suicide and homicide are very different things, with drastically different motives and causes. Lumping them …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand