I imagine it's stuff like these 2 articles linked in the ophttps://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-science-health-covid-mental-20f5e2cb5fb50ff747fe316fdc4db5c4https://apnews.com/article/violence-mass-shootings-summer-b004331ee7d3da95bce6646547f8d43fThe study shows gun violence rising, and that does include suicides. Though its most likely spurred on by the mass shootings mentioned in the second link. Taking those together explains the proposed measures.
It's been quite a long time since I watched it, but it felt to me like halfway through they just decided to do a completely different story.I remember not liking it as a result, but I was much more concerned with how faithful an adaptation was in my youth. YMMV
Yeah they already played their hand and showed everyone what they'd do if they thought they could get away with it
It's like poetry, it rhymes