Firearm suicides reached "unprecedented" high in 2022, CDC data shows

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Firearm suicides reached "unprecedented" high in 2022, CDC data shows
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Why? What's the offensive part of that?

Is it how accessible it is? Because for millions of American households, needing to venture out into public is less accessible than the firearm of their nearest "responsible gun owner".

Is it that a company makes a small profit from each suicide? Because the guns used in all these suicides aren't given away for free.

Way back in 1999 when this episode first aired, the joke was that phone booths have been replaced by suicide booths, a joke written when the Nokia 5110 was a flagship phone.

But of course, 25ish years later, neither phone booths nor suicide booths are anywhere to be found because they simply can't match the convenience of the phone in your pocket or the gun in your drawer.

It's primarily the accessibility, yes.

While I support assisted suicide being an option, it should have requirements including a wait period.

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