[Retra]

You do have easier access in the sense that you have _regular_ access to weapons and ammunition. You don't have _on demand_ access, so you can't often make impulsive decisions with firearms. You can, however, make planned decisions fairly easily.

[commandar]

For that to follow, you'd have to show that a significant proportion of the suicides by firearm by stateside service members involved government firearms. I sincerely doubt that's the case.

[Retra]

For what to follow?

[commandar]

The premise that access to duty firearms is a driving factor being logically followed by higher suicide rates among service members.

If the suicides aren't being committed with duty weapons, then there isn't really a logical link there.