Glenn Beck on Suicide by Handgun.wmv

[JustHater]

So, from this video, we can determine that if there were no firearms in the US, the suicide rate would be cut in half? But if you look at the map showing worldwide suicide/attempted suicide rates, and compare it against the restrictiveness of gun laws, you can tell this is a false correlation.

Remember, when danger is seconds away, the police can be there in minutes.

[christo930]

Extensive studies have shown that gun control does nothing to change the number of suicides, they only lower the level of suicides by gun. When a person wants to kill themselves, they are going to do it, with or without a gun. Guns do NOT increase depression or suicidal thoughts. Beck could have just as easily said 'if they brought me some rope, or a blade or narcotics or any other method of killing himself, he would have accepted it'

[a2r1v1i2s]

wait wait wait. did he say he almost blew his head off?! goddammit, so close...... 1:48 it's not to late. DO IT, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!

[zhekaz]

what an asshole! Glenn talking about totally different things, it is Irrelevant. He is talking about pain that he cannot take anymore... VPCvideos GET A LIVE!!! Author of this video must be dump. Guns still save lifes...

[legalsolutions07]

The decision to take a life is NOT made by a gun. Your logic is flawed. Taking guns away will not make you any safer, because you've done nothing to stop the real threat. The real threat is stopping the person who has made the decision to take a life. The gun is just a tool, as is a knife, a bomb, a car, a baseball bat, a frying pan etc. All of these can be used to take a life, but none of these things have the ability to decide to take a life.

[shananagans5]

That vid is some seriously flawed logic

1)People serious about suicide use highly lethal method

2)Most "attempts" are gestures & use reversible methods(is that really an attempt?)

3)Guns are convenient for someone serious & the serious ones WILL find another method

4)Does ANYONE believe someone serious would think: I can't get a gun, oh well, guess I will suffer through life for the next 65 yrs

5)Has any country, state or even city reduced suicide through gun law?

6)VPC = failed emotional logic

[pcblah]

hey! lets ban trains, cars, planes, lightning, sharks, and EVERYTHING... they kill more people (well maybe not the lightning or sharks)

[JimmyGunXD556]

The other day I was cleaing my gun and had it all apart. The phone rang so I got up to answer it. When I came back in the room, the gun was completly assembled and pointing at me yelling! "KILL YOURSELF KILL YOURSELF WITH ME!" So I dropped to the floor crawled under the table, snuck up behind it and grabbed it before it went off! Phwee! That was a close one! If it would have went off somebody would have thought I commited suicide. LOL!

[oldannyboy37]

If someone is really serious about killing them self they are going to do it regardless of the means that they have.

The Canadian Government did passed legislation and tried to make it harder to own guns because of suicide by gun, you know what happened? The number of people who killed themselves with guns went down, and the number of suicides by hanging and wrist slitting went up. ]

Congratulations, you fail at logic.

[squishyblanket]

@oldannyboy37 This same logic holds true for a lot of things. If people are gonna do something, they'll do it, and the law doesn't matter. If criminals are going to own guns, they'll do it, legally or illegally.

[Chris4400]

Ban psycho meds. Keep guns. Fuck VPC.

[AtheistRightWing]

since when does the constitution say government can decide whether i can kill myself or not? i urge all americans to fight for our right to kill or seriously injure ourselves. if I can kill an unborn baby then by God nobody is telling me I can't kill myself. f... you, treehugging fascists!

[shooby106]

lol he said meds brought him to this its side effects of prescription medications, no different than if he said he was offered a knife

[urautubeloser1]

yea, you're a of moron. Suicide is as easy as jumping off of a bridge. Depression and mental illness are not caused by guns, so what the fuck is your point?

[Eversandero]

Guns DO save lives.Glen would have mentioned hanging if there were no guns.You people are just stupid...

[Badhyungah]

Dear VPCvideos,

I applaud your great and noble efforts to keep guns out of the hands of innocent law-abiding citizens who have no need to defend their property, family, children, and spouses from torture, rape, murder, and being at the mercy of violent criminals and or psychopaths who trespass into the privacy of their own homes. Keep up the good work!

[forthelulz87]

lol, an hero.

[unknown1730]

Actually, that would be awesome if he shot himself. Many minds would be saved from his douchebaggery.

[knowthetruth1492]

The logic in that, no guns, no more suicides, is just idiotic. So what, will suicide by train disapear? Will suicide by building jump disapear? And will poison disapear? If someone want's to kill themselves they will find many ways to doit without gun's.

[yakyakyak69]

Google the video: "2a for the USA" for FACTS instead of this total B.S.!

[batfly]

Glenn Beck is so full of shit... There are plenty of pain medications out there that can make you totally not give a fuck if someone cuts off one of your legs and then serves it to you for supper.

[novaphoenix70]

The fact that Beck felt suicidal is not germane to guns. He could have just as easily taken a bunch of pills. Yet another mighty FAIL from the VPC.

[muzz3256]

Well if this is the case, we need to ban narcotic medications, knives/razors, rope, plastic bags ect. People who want to commit suicide will find a way, whether by gun or some other means. You folks sure do ride a high horse don't you.

[xxkurangxx]

what i wanna know is why didnt someone hand a gun to glenn beck.. man i mean for real . just think we almost had a real shot at getting rid of this piece of garbage

[weaseldragon]

In no way to do I advocate anybody's suicide--by handgun or other method--but doesn't this video in fact make the single most compelling case for giving everyone a handgun? Think about it.....

[Codename46]

@weaseldragon Who the fuck says we advocate GIVING EVERYONE A HANDGUN? We're not forcing guns into peoples' hands, you moron.

[weaseldragon]

@Codename46 Funny to be called a moron by someone who didn't even understand one word of my comment. Obviously irony-impaired.

[Codename46]

@weaseldragon I don't think you know what irony means. Seriously, look it up in a dictionary.

[socrates318]

Leave it to the treasonous fucks @ VPC. They will use ANYTHING to try to advance their agenda. Yes people use guns to commit suicide. It's the most convenient, fastest & has the best chances of succeeding. I guess we should also tear down all tall buildings and bridges. Has the VPC ever wondered WHY people sometimes go to "express check-out"? Maybe one of the biggest reasons is b/c life (especially in good ole USA) is too damned stressful. Why not try reducing THAT?

[GoTimothy]

@socrates318 That looks like Glen Beck speaking are you hearing voices in your head again?

[TheArmedCitizen]

Firearms are used in self-defense far more often than they are used for crimes or suicides. Who would deprive one man of a hammer because another would use it for destructive purposes? There is very little difference. You are using very weak arguments.

[GoTimothy]

@TheArmedCitizen Your delusional.

[GunOwnerDan]

LOL, it's funny you are calling someone else delusional. You claim to have guns yet you hate guns and gun owners. Get real.

[GoTimothy]

@GunOwnerDan There is a difference between a Patriotic American and a Gun nut. I am a Patriotic American.

[Codename46]

Pull that stick out of your ass, retard

[GoTimothy]

@GunOwnerDan How can a gun be used by one person, in self defense, unless another person is using a gun in a crime? A gun nut retard, just can't point a loaded gun at someone, who is not doing anything wrong and then chalk up one for ThArmedCitizen as being a gun used in self defense. If a gun was used in self-defense, then a criminal must of used a gun in a crime, or it was not self defense.

[GunOwnerDan]

@GoTimothy=

FYI: Many people are murdered by killers who use their BARE HANDS.

FYI: People can actually get murdered by being stabbed, strangled, or beaten.

FYI: A dangerous criminal can still be dangerous even without a gun.

FYI: Guns work even better for self defense when the attacker/criminal does not have one. They tend to run for their lives when confronted by an armed victim!

This stuff should really be common sense.

[GoTimothy]

@GunOwnerDan Are you so insane that you are suggesting using a gun on someone who coming at you with nothing but their bare hands?

[GunOwnerDan]

If a violent criminal is going to attack me or someone else, I will defend myself even if that criminal doesn't have a weapon! Killers do not need a weapon to attack and even murder someone! If you can't understand this simple fact, stop wasting my time please.

[TheArmedCitizen]

@GoTimothy Hmm. Your insightful comments and persuasive arguments have proved most illuminating. I will now go delete every one of the nearly 50 stories of legitimate self-defense from my video list, and each of the nearly 4,600 stories of armed self-defense from the website. Thanks!

[Codename46]

Morons. Once you ban handguns suicidal people will just use other means to kill themselves.

[murcielagomeister]

The Japanese experience does not seem to support your hypothesis. While the Japanese gun suicide rate is one-fiftieth of America's, the overall suicide rate in Japan is nearly twice as high as America's, and teenage suicide is 30 per cent more frequent in Japan than America.