Kind of feel like we’re talking past each other.

Suicide is your right. No qualms with that. I support thoughtful assisted dying and no one can stop you from taking your own life if you are determined to do so.

But the comment mentioning a dramatically increased probability of death by firearm isn’t disingenuous. They were answering someone talking about acquiring a firearm to protect themselves from others. I think it’s reasonable to remind anyone considering a firearm for self protection to understand they’re more likely to die by firearm as a result of that choice no matter how the death occurs. Even if suicide is the bulk of gun deaths it’s not the only cause - and so while being even more fully informed is helpful, I don’t agree that the warning is misleading in any way, I’d argue it remains just as factual.

It also doesn’t have to be either or: it can be both a mental health crisis and a gun crisis.

I’m also not unilaterally anti-firearm; I enjoy long distance marksmanship and hand loading precision cartridges quite a bit. That said, I understand the choices I’m making and the risks that come with them; taking every precaution I can to protect those around me from harm.

Not sure who’s downvoting this but the claim is verifiable.

Here’s a John Hopkins report from 2023: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/data/annual-gun-violence-data

What I think is the most interesting, and a fact I learned taking a firearms safety course here in Canada, is that the highest risk remains suicide.

From the report: Gun suicides have accounted for the majority of all gun deaths each year since 1995.

And what happens if I forget something? So many email addresses and phone numbers to avoid marketing spam… no way I could honestly recall them all.

This is more relevant than ever: https://youtu.be/eiyfwZVAzGw

Or for those who want to skip Google snorting up your data: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=eiyfwZVAzGw