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[Sherman A1]

1. Sad

Simply sad 😢.

[John1956PA]

2. A July 1989 cover story by Time Magazine reached the same conclusion.

Link to July 17, 1989, Time Magazine cover story:

http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19890717,00.html

[John1956PA]

5. Correct, the story is not accessible at the link. I am going by my memory.

I remember looking at the photos of the victims and being saddened to read that most of them died by suicide.

[Worried2020]

4. Sad, but "normal" for this part of the World it seems

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USA has the same affliction . . .

"Part of 11 facts about gun violence in the United States

Gun homicides get far more attention in the popular press, but most gun deaths are the result of suicide. In 2016, the last year for which the CDC provides numbers, 22,938 people committed suicide by firearm, while 14,415 people died in gun homicides. Historical data shows it’s been this way for a while:"

https://www.vox.com/2015/10/1/18000510/gun-suicide-homicide-comparison

Oh dear - I'm an old fart in a small town in Northern Ontario . . .

No firearms tho . . .

phew!

W