It would simply add a new method.  Probably not affect the overall rate 
much.

Brendan MacRae wrote:
>   
>> True, but he's right about it being a symptom of
>> something deeper.  If 
>> you put large amounts of guns in the hands of people
>> in Japan, its not 
>> going to have any where near the same effect as if
>> you put them in the 
>> hands of people in Rwanda or Nigeria.   High violent
>> crime rate usually 
>> points to something deeper in the social fabric than
>> just the 
>> availability of weapons.
>>
>>     
>>> William Robb 
>>>
>>>
>>>       
> Perhaps, but Japan also has a rather high suicide rate
> per capita. Not so sure adding guns into that mix
> would have positive consequences.
>
> Just an asside.
>
> -Brendan
>
>
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