Boots,

One day you ought to realize that supporting harsher gun controls, further restrictions or even outright bans or gun confiscation by conflating suicide by firearms and violent crimes is an extremely ineffective way of winning your point.  As I've stated here before, suicide has been a part of humankind as long has there have been high places to jump from, deep rivers to hurl oneself, or obsidian blades to slash your throat.

Also ineffective is comparing your personal life history with someone you've never met.  Doing so only reinforces the notion that you rigidly believe that "since it never happened to me, it shouldn't happen to anyone."  Don't you see how absurd this sounds?

Permit me to offer this:  I've never had a criminal record whatsoever, neither as a minor nor as an adult.  I don't drink and don't do drugs, licit or illicit.  But know what?  In just Hawaii I've been a victim of violent crime eight times.  I won't say you need a gun, but only that you remain blessed.