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Sad Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #1

A July 1989 cover story by Time Magazine reached the same conclusion. John1956PA Oct 2020 #2

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Correct, the story is not accessible at the link. I am going by my memory. John1956PA Oct 2020 #5

Sad, but "normal" for this part of the World it seems Worried2020 Oct 2020 #4

Sherman A1

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1. Sad

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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 06:29 AM

Oct 2020

Simply sad 😢.

John1956PA

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

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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 06:32 AM

Oct 2020

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

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

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John1956PA

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

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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 11:03 AM

Oct 2020

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

Worried2020

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

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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 07:14 AM

Oct 2020

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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!

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