i'm not going to pretend that meaningful gun control is going to prevent suicide, but it will certainly bring down the number of gun related deaths, so i included that number in my response. however, while there is a constitutionally protected right to bear arms, there is also a clause which says "a well regulated militia" that is consistently and constantly relegated to invisibility every time we have this discussion.

sure, you have the right to actually own guns, but if we are going to go to the level of justifying concealed carry with the second amendment, then that concealed carry should extend everywhere, including government buildings. that fact that it does not shows that there are still plenty of areas where we can legislate where and how you are able to exercise your rights without infringing on the right to own guns in the first place. as i said before, i favor the australian model, but in a pinch i would require a renewable training program (on the order of every 4-8 years like a driver's license) and gun registration if you want to legally own a gun.

at the heart of the matter, we need more people trained in gun use and tougher punishment for failing to follow the law. instead we get random proliferation of guns without the responsibility. the murder of children should not be our price to protect the 2nd amendment.