suicide by firearm is much more dangerous than other methods because of its almost guaranteed success. there's a reason we banned the kind of stoves that you could stick your head in and asphyxiate yourself. ease of action is very important in suicide cases and hanging yourself isn't as easy.
Studies do not bear out the idea that reducing access to firearms reduces suicide rates. Studies do not show this, AT ALL. You do not reduce suicide rates by reducing access to firearms. You reduce the rate of suicide by firearm.
Yes I was specific when I said "gun deaths"
This is flatly untrue. Studies show clearly that you can reduce overall suicide rates by restricting gun access, and people do not simply switch to other methods.
This is flatly untrue. Studies do not show that. There are other variables at play than whether people who commit suicides have firearms, and those variables are *not* independent. Go learn some probability and statistics.
I thought you were simply misinformed but you're clearly idealogically invested here, have a chill night.
Here's a start for you. www.scribbr.com/methodology/...
In particular, you cannot analyze the effect of a change in state law by using the population of another state that did not make that change as a control group. What has always been found to control suicide rates is social circumstances, not the availability of "easy" means.