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Originally Posted by kyp275
Of course, and I noted that in my post as well. The key here is that suicides tends not to be something done on impulse (not to say there aren't any), but rather it's something that slowly builds up to it. This is why there are suicide hotlines and prevention programs, which aims to stop people from getting to that critical point and get them help and support. This is something those of us in the military especially gets talked to often about (pre/post deployment, yearly classes etc).
People don't just wake up one day and suddenly decides to off themselves.
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No of course, but people aren't typically the most meticulous when it comes to methods of suicide. Guns provide a very easy and accessible way to off oneself in a reliable manner. Other options at least give more chance for them to change their minds or survive the attempt of suicide.
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Originally Posted by kyp275
This is a terrible idea. Are workers in nuclear or chemical plants required to go through yearly psyche eval? or air traffic controllers? or other jobs in positions from where they can inflict substantial casualties? Moreover, dumping tens and tens of millions of mandatory YEARLY visits onto an already critically understaffed and gutted mental health system is going to create the exact opposite result than the one you're hoping for. Instead of trying to help people who are at risk of becoming mass murderers, everyone is going to be tied up with dealing with millions of perfectly healthy people instead.
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Doesn't have to yearly, was just throwing out ideas out there. It could be made similar to your car license.