I think it's more of a don't trust themselves with that power sort of thing, I'll bet most of them have a hard time making the big calls and hard shots of life and work.

There's a well-known and strong correlation between gun ownership and suicide rates:

Men who own handguns are eight times more likely to die of gun suicides than men who don’t own handguns, and women who own handguns are 35 times more likely than women who don’t.

I'm not sure if it's fair to say that people are "acting like this is normal" - it is a real danger, and it's good that these folks are aware of it and are acting accordingly. Even if you get help, you won't just magically get better and will never suffer from suicidal thoughts again. Making sure you don't put yourself in unnecessary danger seems like a healthy strategy to me.

Been seeing a psychiatrist and been in therapy for years, I still know it's a really bad idea to keep a magical "life goes away" button in my house.

Basically the out of a simple pull of the trigger is too easy. Easier than jumping off a bridge, relatively painless, quick and doesn't injure bypassers.

Having the gun is too easy an out, so people with suicidal thoughts will stay away from them. I was like that too at 22. Here's just one of many stories. Trigger warning for suicide (duh)

If Quebec, Canada had the same access to handguns as the US, I would be dead today. Simple as that. Instead, I failed an attempt to jump from a viaduc because I was scared of causing a collision and taking someone else with me, was sent to the hospital by the police, got a psychiatrit's help. Turns out I wasn't a lazy worthless piece of shit. I had an untreated, very powerful case of ADHD blocking me from accomplishing anything of value.

I am no longer suicidal. I've overcome that. However, I always worry that those feelings will one day come back after a series of bad decisions. I am, therefore, keeping things that would kill me in an instant without pain away from myself. You just never know when you'll have a moment of weakness. If I thought to off myself once, I can think of it again.

I hope those people seek further help (just google sucide prevention). Not having a gun is not sufficient suicide prevention.

Idk if you've ever had suicidal thoughts, but they can are generally really impulsive, and not really well thought out. Obviously everyone is different, but many suicides are done on impulse.

I'm doing perfectly fine right now. I'm happy and have a pretty good life. But I know that when bad events happen, those suicidal impulses are just that...impulses. they aren't something that most people who attempt suicide sit down and take the time to thorougly think out. They can happen unexpectedly when you're in a vulnerable stste. Unexpected and intense life events happen that can push even "normal and well adjusted" people over the edge if they have access to something dangerous like that. Imagine suddenly and unexpectedly losing your spouse or your career or etc. Shit happens.