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To: i-node who wrote (598421)	1/18/2011 11:08:52 AM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 1575958

Poison and drugs are the leading choice of suicide attempters. But guns and explosives the leading choice of successful suicides. Those who really want the attention take a moderate overdose. Take away the guns and those who really want to kill themselves will probably take sleeping pills by the pill bottle, topped off with a quart of Jack Daniels.

To: i-node who wrote (598421)	1/18/2011 11:20:28 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575958

I own guns myself, Dave. When the founders wrote the constitution, all guns were single shot muzzle loaders, and an irate citizen might challenge you to a duel, but he wasn't likely to just start randomly shooting strangers - he'd only get one shot off before being brought down. I'd like to see a return to the assault rifle ban, only because it also banned high capacity magazines, for rifles AND pistols. Had that ban still been in place, a dozen people from recent massacres might be alive today. The ban DID help to limit the damage a crazy could do.