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[–]UncleWillard56 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Not trans people, mentally ill people. I'm fine with making gun ownership dependent on being stable, and most mental illness does not immediately disqualify someone from gun ownership. But when a disorder equates to ~82% of those that have it considering suicide, I think it's fair to be extra careful about arming those with it.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There are plenty of other ways to commit suicide.

[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

And yet firearms account for more than half.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.955008/full

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If guns weren't available, they'd find another method.