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Teenage boys' suicide rate is skyrocketing because of firearms access (19thnews.org)

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[–] jcarax@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The argument is, gun control treats the symptom and not the cause. Personally, I'm mixed on it. I definitely think we should be severely limiting access to automatic weapons, and others along those lines. But too much control over legitimate hunting weapons is an attack on a lifestyle, and I absolutely see the need for handguns now that I live in an area with very large predators.

Instead, I feel we'd be much better off attacking the social injustice that leads people to feel so helpless and lost.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

You could treat both at once if it wasn't for Republicans.