> How do you reconcile that with many people that attempted suicide due to some illness like depression I believe that depression should be treated seriously a

> How do you reconcile that with many people that attempted suicide due to some illness like depression I believe that depression should be treated seriously as a mental illness. But treat the depression, and not the choices made while depressed (i.e. suicidal ideation, suicide attempts), which are symptoms of depression. It's not like we treat so seriously any of the other choices made while depressed like over/under-eating, alcoholism, impulsive purchases, etc. > So it's used as a argument against having easy to access firearms Personally I believe in restricting access to firearms because they are usually used to kill other people. If someone wants to use their gun to take their own life, rather than take their guns away, I'd like to spare them and their family the mess, and give them a way to die peacefully and quietly in a supine position.