[curtis3389]

It is certainly part of the problem, but it's not the root cause.

Yes. Access to and knowledge of firearms dramatically increases the lethality of suicide attempts.

But in this case, the kid was scammed for nudes and then blackmailed with them. Without easy access to guns, he could have survived the suicide attempt, but there's no guarantee.

The root cause has more to do with childhood, internet access, and maybe even parent-child relationships.