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fluffyfurnado1 t1_irh6q07 wrote

Reply to comment by AudibleNod in Navy, Marines Corps offer gun locks to prevent suicide by AudibleNod

Excuse me for my ignorance, but how does this prevent suicide? Is the person locking the gun supposed to give the key to a friend? If not, wouldn’t the person just have they key and unlock it in 20 seconds?

I am definitely for suicide prevention. I’m just unaware of how this works.

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xSciFix t1_irhh7tl wrote

Yeah honestly just even putting one extra step before the final impulsive action helps people stop to think about what they're about to do.

Otherwise yeah; giving the key (or the firing pin if you don't have a lock) to a friend or roommate is a good thing to do.

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