Men account for about 78% of suicides and they use a firearm nearly 60% of the time.
Hanging 25%
Followed by “poisoning” (ingestion or gassing) at 11%
Fall 2.2%
And cutting/piercing 1.9%
Plus a mishmash of others
Women choose
Poisoning 36%
Firearm 31%
Hanging 24%
Fall 2.9%
Drowning 1.8%
Cutting 1.5%
“More firearm suicides” is because men are bigger group. Firearms account for just over 50% (50.4) so it is hardly overwhelming.
What is more telling is that suicides by firearm account for about half of “gun deaths”...a statistic that anti gun lobby doesnt want you to know.
http://lostallhope.com/suicide-statistics/us-methods-suicide
I guess the RT founder whose FBI report said he “committed suicide” by beating himself to death and throwing himself down stairs...is classified as “other cause”.
In re last bread
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