News reports now saying he shot himself 
More related to the thread about US Gun Deaths, but suicide by gun is the most common form of gun death in the US.
It's a tragic fact that the majority of suicide "attempts" by other methods are often a cry for help and (I'm sure I'm correct here) most people who attempt, and fail, to commit suicide don't repeat the attempt following counselling and/or medication.
Having easy access to a hand gun increases the chances of a successful suicide and undermines any attempt to persuade the victim that there may be a better perspective on their situation.
For example. If Stephen Fry owned a handgun he would most likely have been dead for over 20 years now.
Tragic.
