I’m glad you didn’t become #6.It does. To many idiots and suicidal people who wanna take as many people as possible with them get a hold of them. But I sure as hell ain't giving up mine, I have 12, and leaving criminals and the government with all the guns. Banning a certain type of gun won't change it. This country has a mental health crisis and the stigma it carries leads to a lot of people to not seek help. There's almost always red flags before these things too. People have seriously went insane during COVID. This is the blowback.
It's a HUGE stigma in the Army as well. I wish I'd of sought it out sooner but I believed I could tough my way through it. 5 people from my company have killed themselves and I was super close to being 6th.
Don’t even know you but good and wise words you are sharing here.
Thanks for being this open and honest… and thankful for your service!