Rick Warren: Son Used Unregistered Gun in Suicide.

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12. Restricting sales on the internet will prevent this, the ISPs can an do, shut things down.

Example are sites selling copyrighted material. This would work since the variables are easily controlled, at least from commercial vendors. From email to email, etc., no.

But if Rick's son had to face a gun dealer in person with background checks as some states have instituted, asking the family members about their mental state it most likely would have alerted his father that something was going on.

The idea that this should be kept private is wrong. Guns used responsibly or not used responsibily quickly becomes the community's business. The only other path is to do nothing, which is wrong.

Reducing the total number of guns available, even if not getting all out of the hands of unstable persons, or kept in secret, will prevent tragedy. The possible inconvenience is irrelevant.

There is a need to reflect and consider what one plans to do with a weapon, and getting others involved, will save lives. Guns are unlike any other product for consumption, and should not be treated in the same way.