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[Undertoad]

Oh I get it now:

In the old days gun murders were the primary cause to argue for gun control

But that's harder to do now. The number of gun murders has been dropping; cut in half over the last thirty years (source: FBI Crime Report table 1)

So with the number of suicides increasing (source: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention facts and figures)

The focus is hereby revised for 2015... and so the issue can remain a cause.

Half the suicides are by firearm sparky, like always; do you think the shooters will not find their way to ropes or pills or tall places?

I'm touched that my own demographic is suddenly the focus of attention! Who kills themselves? White, male (78% of suicides), middle-aged (45-64 the top age group)... it's not the usual progressive demographic, this is kind of a first for me, but wow, I'll take it! #whitemiddleagelivesmatter