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Originally Posted by Dvae
Apparently depends on who interprets the results of the study.
Results from a recent gun ownership study show church attendance can save lives.
The study, conducted by sociology professor Augustine J. Kposowa of the University of California, Riverside, examined how suicide risk is linked to gun ownership, politically conservative leanings and church membership.
??In states with a higher percentage of the population that belongs to a church, it is plausible that religious views and doctrine about suicide are well-known through sacred texts, theology or sermons, and adherents may be less likely to commit suicide,? Kposowa told UCR Today.
Study Links Church Membership To Lower Suicide Risk, Gun Ownership And Conservative Ties To Higher Risk |
The 1st article also linked it mostly to gun owership but the states where it was the highest were also conservative.
It likely boils down to people with guns have a gun already and don't have to give it a second thought. Meanwhile someone that doesn??t have an easy out has to do a bit of planning. That planning likely gives them a chance for a second thought.