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Congress Takes Right Step to Curb Gun Related Veteran Suicide
Townhall.com ^ | February 10, 2020 | Robert Graham

Posted on 02/10/2020 4:00:25 PM PST by Kaslin

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To: familyop

.... what’s the “other types” suppose to open up??? Like anything?;


21 posted on 02/10/2020 4:49:22 PM PST by Varsity Flight (Mr. President, We the People, have your back.)
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To: Tailback

“The best way to reduce veteran suicide numbers is to get rid of no-fault divorce laws, reform domestic violence laws to be more fair, and reform child custody to be more fair.”

Very true. They could also start treating chronic pain again. I wonder how many suicides ensued as a result of pain killers being denied.


22 posted on 02/10/2020 4:56:02 PM PST by dsc (As for the foundations of the Catholic faith, this pontificate is an outrage to reason.)
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To: Kaslin

Swamp code....”bipartisan “


23 posted on 02/10/2020 4:57:09 PM PST by Varsity Flight (Mr. President, We the People, have your back.)
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To: yldstrk

“We need mental health services.”

There aren’t a handful of shrinks in the country who are fit to provide mental health services to vets. The rest are Clinton/Bernie voting leftwad scumbags.


24 posted on 02/10/2020 4:59:14 PM PST by dsc (As for the foundations of the Catholic faith, this pontificate is an outrage to reason.)
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To: Varsity Flight

“Swamp code...”bipartisan”

Yup. Bipartisanship is when the Evil Party and the Stupid Party get together and do something that is both evil and stupid.


25 posted on 02/10/2020 5:00:46 PM PST by dsc (As for the foundations of the Catholic faith, this pontificate is an outrage to reason.)
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To: Kaslin

I will save them some money. Note the suicide rate is as high among soldiers who have never deployed as those who have, and both are a lot higher than an age and education adjusted control group. Hypothesis: People who are high risk takers and like to live on the edge than a more sedentary control population are more likely to be soldiers, and also more like to commit suicide! There you have it; and as a bonus we are also more likely to drink to excess!


26 posted on 02/10/2020 6:09:44 PM PST by LambSlave
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"...to study veteran suicides and other forms of gun violence"

Had to tie it to vets to get it passed...pathetic Congress once again. I'll help save them the $25 million...suicidal people will choose the nearest/most convieient way available to them. And since we are a still somewhat 2nd Amend./free country with lots of firearms around...then that method gets chosen more often than knives/wrists, etc.. Wonder what the firearms vs. pills rate is?

27 posted on 02/10/2020 6:19:18 PM PST by Drago
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To: Lurker

Amen and Amen!!!!


28 posted on 02/10/2020 7:05:32 PM PST by WhattheDickens? (Is anybody there?)
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To: Lurker

Amen and Amen!!!!


29 posted on 02/10/2020 7:07:35 PM PST by WhattheDickens? (Is anybody there?)
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To: DesertRhino
“Firearms were also singled out by researchers” for being used in nearly 70 percent of veteran suicides,
while they are used in less than half of non-veteran suicides.

This is EXACTLY why this Nation needs QUOTAS!!!


30 posted on 02/10/2020 8:02:21 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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