Since 1968, More Americans Have Died From Gunfire Than All U.S. Wars Combined

[billh58]

169. So steps like

mandating safe storage, reasonable waiting periods, comprehensive background checks, public service advertising campaigns, etc. would do nothing to decrease both homicides and suicides? Well then, let's just ignore the problem and maybe it will go away.

While we're at it, there's no point to further cancer research because there are so many different types of cancer, and they stem from many different causes. Yes, that is sarcasm, but we are talking about deaths (both homicide and suicide) from firearms, so there is a commonality to the "two different problems." Just focusing on mental health issues will help in the broad sense, but the suicide success rate of guns, combined with easy access for impulsive behavior needs to addressed from the standpoint of steps aimed at prevention.

The fact that suicide is legal (from a practical point-of-view) does not mean that there are not other victims such as family, friends, and society as a whole. We control other popular means of suicide such toxic drugs and poisons, so why not lethal weapons?