[kstewskis]

She said gun control is an important step toward preventing suicide.

I'm sorry for that mother's grief, it is clouding any rational judgement that she might have. Gun control laws will do absolutely nothing to prevent suicide.

Ilicit drugs, heroin, PCP, ect...are illegal....yet we have so many die of overdose. Getting that person professional help will be the only hope of preventing suicide, not taking a gun away from him.

[ought-six]

Japan bsically bans the private ownership of firearms, but its per capita suicide rate is somehtin glike three times ours. So, it's not the guns.