No, as always Congress is treating the symptoms and not the problem. Suicides are a symptom. The problem is a stressful military life away from family, long deployments, multiple deployments, etc (and that's just from what I see on the outside looking in). I'm sure our military men and women can give more examples to what the problem really is.“This is a national tragedy that Congress, all branches of D.O.D. and numerous outside organizations have been working together to solve.”
And what are we doing about the other 4 in 10 suicides that don't even involve firearms? Do we have legislation in place to deal with those too? Or will that number just go up because it'll be harder to kill yourself with a firearm? I kinda think that if you want to kill yourself, you're going to find a way to do it even if you can't use your own gun.According to Defense Department statistics, more than 6 of 10 military suicides are by firearms, with nearly half involving privately owned guns. In the civilian population, guns are also the most common method of suicide among young males, though at a somewhat lower rate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/us/wi ... d=all&_r=0
