For that to follow, you'd have to show that a significant proportion of the suic... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

commandar on Dec 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Suicide has surpassed war as the leading cause of ...

For that to follow, you'd have to show that a significant proportion of the suicides by firearm by stateside service members involved government firearms. I sincerely doubt that's the case.

Retra on Dec 11, 2014 [–]

For what to follow?

commandar on Dec 11, 2014 | [–]

The premise that access to duty firearms is a driving factor being logically followed by higher suicide rates among service members.

If the suicides aren't being committed with duty weapons, then there isn't really a logical link there.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact