Montana Gun Trader Member Only Poll
Does easier firearms attainability contribute to Montana's almost twice the national average suicide rate?
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No
89%, 47 votes
47 votes
89%
47 votes - 89% of all votes
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Yes
11%, 6 votes
6 votes
11%
6 votes - 11% of all votes
Total Votes: 53
03/22/2024
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Easily the most depressing and influential statistic that Montana gun owners ever contend with in the discussion over more gun control is related to firearms attainability in Montana and successful suicides. How do we as gun owners help justify gun ownership when so many of our friends, family members and neighbors are taken from us with the simple squeeze of a trigger and we have a lot more triggers?
It’s simple and may seem insensitive, but where there’s a will, there’s a way and that’s the way most of us grew up. We all know that someone who is determined to do something will find a way to do it. As insensitive as this may sound, suicide by firearm is common sense at work. Use the best tool for the job.
How can we help? Get help if you need it and be sure your guns are inaccessible to those with suicidal tendencies and try to get them the help they need whether they have access to guns or not. They will figure out another way to get the job done. Don’t let it be with your gun!
Randy
A born and raised in SE Montana firearms friendly website developer. I create and maintain independent localized online tools to help law abiding gun owners and gun industry businesses promote, protect, exercise and reclaim lost firearms freedoms. In my previous life I was a 20 year operator and trainer in the emergency roadside service industry. Starting with a childhood and teen years spent in school, farming and family construction in Miles City, MT. Then beyond to Reno, Las Vegas and Northern California. After having a child, my wife and I moved from Tracy, California back to Montana to raise him here. My health has restricted me from working outside of my home now. This is now my service to fellow Montanans. VOTE to help keep Montana pro-gun and I'll keep building and maintaining tools for us to exercise our RTKBA. Feature ads or donate to help keep the lights on and keep me motivated.
Author: Randy
A born and raised in SE Montana firearms friendly website developer. I create and maintain independent localized online tools to help law abiding gun owners and gun industry businesses promote, protect, exercise and reclaim lost firearms freedoms. In my previous life I was a 20 year operator and trainer in the emergency roadside service industry. Starting with a childhood and teen years spent in school, farming and family construction in Miles City, MT. Then beyond to Reno, Las Vegas and Northern California. After having a child, my wife and I moved from Tracy, California back to Montana to raise him here. My health has restricted me from working outside of my home now. This is now my service to fellow Montanans. VOTE to help keep Montana pro-gun and I'll keep building and maintaining tools for us to exercise our RTKBA. Feature ads or donate to help keep the lights on and keep me motivated.
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American Democrats are a unique catagory... they are not democratic socialists or communists... they exist mostly to battle Republicans... they also advocate for really stupid shit but that comes primarily from the asshole doners who pretty much controll both parties...
democratic socialists... think denmark, sweeden, findland, norway and by extention, iceland... the happiest people in the world according to years of studies...
communists... think china and russia...
what we as Americans need to deal with is fucked up influence of special interests and money in our elections, over reaching tyrants, two parties focused on screwing us over and fighting each other and keeping us unfocused and divided... our greatest flaw is not paying attention to the scoundrels... how many times have we heard or read about completely rogue law enforcement destroying politically incorrect people... we see images of Americans being brutalized just as horribly as anything you'll see in china or russia... i'll bet y'all can come up with 50 federal agencies that do not provide a damn thing an in fact, are focused on destroying us individually and socially... in a coule years (if not sooner) we'll all be safer because big brother will see and hear everything you do...
i admit to being especially harsh on our country but thats because i live here... i do not give damn about the aweful 2-party propaganda, the crap comming out of the white house or the biased talking heads... i see the horrors ahead and either our elected monkeys can not or will not act...
so who actually runs this land of the free...