>>>International evidence and comparisons have long been offered as proof of the mantra that more guns mean more deaths and that fewer guns, therefore, mean fewer deaths.1 Unfortunately, such discussions are all too often been afflicted by misconceptions and factual error and focus on comparisons that are unrepresentative.
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>>>http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.pdf
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>>My 13 year old son took his life using one of my guns on Sunday.
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>>http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/michael-louis-kuhn-ii/
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>>Would banning firearms reduce suicides? Probably.
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>>I still believe firearms for self defense are justified.
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>I'm very sorry to hear this. Hang in there.

Those are my thoughts exactly. It's impossible to express my sympathy properly. As Bill said, losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare. My daughters are grown now and I think on a good course but I still have some middle of the night nightmares.