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I think a lot of people are their own worst enemy.

My grandparents bought the farmhouse they lived in the rest of their lives in 1939. Previous owner had lost the farm to the bank. His family was living with his folks in the next county while he was packing up the last of their things.

He hanged himself in the corn crib after he had loaded the last of their possessions onto his truck.

When I was a little kid in the early 1970s, my uncle told me about it one day while I was visiting for a week. After that, I would go out to the corn crib every night at dusk, hoping to see a ghost.

Stuff like that didn’t bother me then. Doesn’t bother me now.

I might buy it and then sell it to an LGS or local FFL guy, no mention of the suicide. That way it gets back out as just a regular firearm.

Have one already, and a knife used in a murder, Buy another in a heartbeat, no big deal.

If a person buys a gun that was used in a suicide, then commits suicide with the same gun, that would make the gun a serial killer.

KB

I bought a Kimber Ultra Carry II from an employee years ago. He said it was his Dad’s and he had died and he didn’t want it. I found out later that his Dad had shot himself. I did not ask any questions about the gun. I traded it off. Still don’t know if it was THE gun.

I would not buy it, no way. Bad vibes.

I have guns I bought that have killed people, even got a shotgun the a bussiness owner blew his head off with

Coroner, years ago, about 1970, gave dad a box of "mostly once or twice fired guns. Some junk, some nice. All shot just fine. I still have one.
Inanimate objects. Like senators, reps and other elected officials.

I'm NOT responsible for another's stupidity!
And will NEVER blame a tool for the action(s) of a human.

Wouldn't have any second thoughts buying it, pull the trigger.

Some years ago a friend of mine stupidly left his Glock 22 in the console of his truck overnight. Of course the truck was broken into that night and the gun was stolen.

About 5 years later he got a call from the local PD asking if he wanted his gun back. They had gotten into a drug deal chase and when they cornered the zh!tbag he shot himself. It was my friend's pistol. Hell yes he wanted it.

The polymer had gotten a little scuffed up over the intervening years but he cleaned it up and loves to show it off.

I have several guns connected with death, doesn't bother me at all

One fine day walking into my office from the parking lot I walked right into the middle of a murder suicide. Guy killed his ex girlfriend with 2 rounds himself with a third. Dude is on the ground, hole in both sides of his head, huge pool of blood. Four or five of us are standing around the guy (I worked in a hospital) nurse is on top of the guy trying to do CPR - I look at the guys hand and he’s still got the gun in his hand - I start screaming GUN, GUN, GUN - another guy got the gun out of his hand. Had he flinched the gun would have fired.

Not the best experience in my life - but I’m stronger for it - it’s part of me. People who have to deal with that everyday lot’s of respect for them.

I love guns, but I tell people if you get on the wrong end of one it will really eat you alive.

Yea your full of scent poasers

Not for me.

Unless you don't ever want to purchase a milsurp or an old hunting rifle I am pretty sure it doesn't matter...with the caveat that is...unless some dud specifically purchases a firearm because it was used in a suicide, which is just flat out weird.

My mother in law gave me the Ruger Single Six that my BIL used to off himself one night while drinking and feeling sorry for himself.
I put on new grips and sights and changed out the cylinder for a magnum.

Glad to have it.

I'd buy it and not think twice about it. A gun is just an inanimate object, a tool. I'd do the same with a hammer that had smashed someone's thumb.

As long as it’s not one of those ones with the bent barrel that points in your face.