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Orrex

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25. Wait a minute.

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #22)

Wed Oct 4, 2017, 12:47 PM

Oct 2017

Are you proposing that this easy on-demand suicide be made available to anyone who wants it, or simply to those facing terminal illness?

If the former, well, that's pretty fucked up. If the latter, then how many gun suicides would this mitigate? Surely you don't imagine that all gun suicides are committed by terminal patients seeking to escape their disease? Let's see some statistics on that.

Regardless, it's a pointless exercise with no purpose except to absolve guns for their role in 30,000+ annual deaths in the US.

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Guns Kills More People Than ALL "illegal" Drugs Combined [View all] MagickMuffin Oct 2017 OP

I was thinking the same thing but would like to see some BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #1

Well since the gun lobby has effectively stopped any serious research MagickMuffin Oct 2017 #4

You might want to check your numbers inwiththenew Oct 2017 #2

The OP stipulates illegal drugs, though Orrex Oct 2017 #5

Illegally obtained prescription drugs are illegal drugs. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #10

Of course, but if I believe I can legally swallow my whole bottle of prescribed Oxy Orrex Oct 2017 #15

The opioid epidemic is not fueled by people abusing the drugs their doctor gave them hack89 Oct 2017 #20

Yes, upon reflection I agree with you Orrex Oct 2017 #24

I specifically mentioned Illegal Drugs MagickMuffin Oct 2017 #7

Are deaths by illegal narcotics somehow worse/better than deaths due to abusing pharmaceuticals? JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #21

Even the marijuana? I'm told that the marijuana is DEADLY! Orrex Oct 2017 #3

I OD'd on weed a bunch of times, and every time it led to... Iggo Oct 2017 #13

That would be incorrect. The opioid epidemic is much worse. hack89 Oct 2017 #6

These drugs are NOT illegal MagickMuffin Oct 2017 #11

Illegally obtained prescription drugs are illegal drugs in the eyes of the law. hack89 Oct 2017 #12

Not complicated, but not disputed either Orrex Oct 2017 #23

Just looked it up... and it's not even close. Drug OD Deaths are currently around 60k-65k per year. JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #8

Depends what you mean by "illegal". DanTex Oct 2017 #9

Well I clarified in my OP that I was only referring to illegal drugs MagickMuffin Oct 2017 #14

So clarify your op to distinguish legal versus illegal guns. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #18

So break down guns deaths into illegal guns and legal guns. hack89 Oct 2017 #16

Almost all guns start out "legal." Then, some gun nut with a crap load of the things sells one to Hoyt Oct 2017 #27

In Jersey, everything is legal if you don't get caught Not Ruth Oct 2017 #17

Just heroin, cocaine, and meth alone equaled the gun death rate in 2016 NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #19

If you want to cut gun deaths in half next year, I have the solution Not Ruth Oct 2017 #22

Wait a minute. Orrex Oct 2017 #25

Most gun deaths are suicides, legal suicide with pain free chemicals does at least 2 things Not Ruth Oct 2017 #29

You're proposing an obscene solution Orrex Oct 2017 #30

Excellent point nt sarisataka Oct 2017 #26

I'm for relatively easy Euthanasia (prescribed by doc). Would even cut down on gun purchases and Hoyt Oct 2017 #28