Linsky said that his plan to show medical records to the police would result in 5% fewer suicides in Massachusetts.
In 2010 there were 600 suicides in Mass.
132 were by guns.
Of those 132 people, how many of them were the actual licensed gun owners?
Of the actual gun owners - lets say "50 people" - how many of them would have had mental health records that would be bad enough to be a prohibited?person?
10?
You are left with 10 very suicidal people.
Less than 25% of suicides happen by guns alone so it is likely that of the 10... 3 would only have used a gun since most people do not use guns for suicide.
Ok so 3 people saved.
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/injury-surveillance/suicide/suicide-update-spring2013.pdf
Now out of 300,000 gun owners in Mass, NONE of those people will be getting help in the future for their mental health for fear of losing their guns.
If 1% of gun owners does have a mental health issue that amounts to 3,000 people.
There will then be 3,000 people who have untreated mental health problems.
I would be more worried about those 3,000 people eventually hurting themselves or others for lack of treatment.
Of those 3,000 gun owners- they should be getting help for their mental health problems rather than being in fear of losing their guns.
Linsky's law will prevent sick people from seeking help which will no doubt result in more deaths.
I think it is more likely that there will be more deaths from Linsky's law than from lives saved from people having to submit mental health records.
Maybe Linsky is smarter than we think...
I am sure he would be high fiving Rosenthal if there were lots more gun violence.
Just like Finestein and Holder salivating after Newtown - Linsky would be joyous at an opportunity to demand more gun restriction due to legal gun owners killing themselves or others.
In 2010 there were 600 suicides in Mass.
132 were by guns.
Of those 132 people, how many of them were the actual licensed gun owners?
Of the actual gun owners - lets say "50 people" - how many of them would have had mental health records that would be bad enough to be a prohibited?person?
10?
You are left with 10 very suicidal people.
Less than 25% of suicides happen by guns alone so it is likely that of the 10... 3 would only have used a gun since most people do not use guns for suicide.
Ok so 3 people saved.
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/injury-surveillance/suicide/suicide-update-spring2013.pdf
Now out of 300,000 gun owners in Mass, NONE of those people will be getting help in the future for their mental health for fear of losing their guns.
If 1% of gun owners does have a mental health issue that amounts to 3,000 people.
There will then be 3,000 people who have untreated mental health problems.
I would be more worried about those 3,000 people eventually hurting themselves or others for lack of treatment.
Of those 3,000 gun owners- they should be getting help for their mental health problems rather than being in fear of losing their guns.
Linsky's law will prevent sick people from seeking help which will no doubt result in more deaths.
I think it is more likely that there will be more deaths from Linsky's law than from lives saved from people having to submit mental health records.
Maybe Linsky is smarter than we think...
I am sure he would be high fiving Rosenthal if there were lots more gun violence.
Just like Finestein and Holder salivating after Newtown - Linsky would be joyous at an opportunity to demand more gun restriction due to legal gun owners killing themselves or others.