Saigon
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Missourian -
Yes, we do.
If a graph shows a line steadily rising and then leveling off, what see is a positve change. It absolutely shows that lives are being saved.
While the impact of legislation on Australian homicide rates seems to be contentious and disputed, the data on suicide rates seems to be accepted and reliable, particularly when viewed in light of the Harvard research on suicide which proved that guns are often used in suicides in heat of the moment cases - whereas methods that require more advance planning also ensure the person has time to think through their action.
From Wiki:
Suicide rates for both males and females have generally decreased since the mid-90s with the overall suicide rate decreasing by 23% between 1999 and 2009. Suicide rates for males peaked in 1997 at 23.6 per 100,000 but have steadily decreased since then and stood at 14.9 per 100 000 in 2009. Female rates reached a high of 6.2 per 100 000 in 1997. Rates declined after that and was 4.5 per 100 000 in 2009.
Suicide in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So they peaked in 1997...and what year was that buyback?
No, we don't.
If the suicide rate did not drop SUBSTANTIALLY, the same number of people committed suicide.
Now take a look...and Australian authorities made this extremely difficult...they only wanted to show the last decade, not the time period directly before or after the buy back...
Yes, we do.
If a graph shows a line steadily rising and then leveling off, what see is a positve change. It absolutely shows that lives are being saved.
While the impact of legislation on Australian homicide rates seems to be contentious and disputed, the data on suicide rates seems to be accepted and reliable, particularly when viewed in light of the Harvard research on suicide which proved that guns are often used in suicides in heat of the moment cases - whereas methods that require more advance planning also ensure the person has time to think through their action.
From Wiki:
Suicide rates for both males and females have generally decreased since the mid-90s with the overall suicide rate decreasing by 23% between 1999 and 2009. Suicide rates for males peaked in 1997 at 23.6 per 100,000 but have steadily decreased since then and stood at 14.9 per 100 000 in 2009. Female rates reached a high of 6.2 per 100 000 in 1997. Rates declined after that and was 4.5 per 100 000 in 2009.
Suicide in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So they peaked in 1997...and what year was that buyback?