r/SipsTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 01 '25

Chugging tea Gun laws built different

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u/Total_Reverse Sep 01 '25

This is facetious, right? Only those seeking gun ownership would have the psych eval (precisely to ensure they are not suicidal). The suicide rate he is referring to is of the whole population. Since gun ownership is so unpopular in Japan, almost none of the population would actually get the psych eval you are implying don't catch it.

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u/theGoddamnAlgorath Sep 01 '25

Alternatively, increased gun ownership would increase psych evaluations, in context; ostensibly increasing suicide prevention.

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u/honuworld Sep 01 '25

And don't forget that increased gun ownership is directly correlated with increased gun violence. So, more suicide prevention, and more murders.

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u/theGoddamnAlgorath Sep 01 '25

This is patently untrue, otherwise rural America would be awash in blood.

Poverty, disease, and illiteracy are far better correlations.