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dhasenan comments on What false beliefs have you held and why were you wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: [deleted] 18 October 2014 01:35:32AM 3 points [-]

False belief: That in the U.S. deaths by firearm are generally homicides, not suicides.

I would have expected accidents to lead that metric. A quick check of the actual data says it's negligible. Time to rescind my support for gun lock laws (except perhaps to reduce the likelihood that people purchase guns in the first place).