It is the fucking guns !!
“The prevalence of firearms in the U.S. – not mental illness – is driving the surge in gun deaths across the country, a new study concludes.
The research led by an Oregon Health & Science University professor looked at mental health conditions and firearm deaths in the U.S. and 40 other countries. It found the U.S. had 20 times more deaths by firearms than the other countries even when rates of mental illness were the same.”
https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/09/12/study-finds-prevalence-of-firearms-is-driving-soaring-gun-deaths-in-u-s-not-mental-illness/