This report analyzes the relationship between firearms and suicide to provide tangible solutions for policymakers, community organizers, and more to prevent gun suicide and save lives by focusing on:
which accounts for more than half of suicide deaths in the country.
when compared to those who die by suicide while having lived in a home with an unloaded firearm.
THESE FACTS ARE SOBERING, BUT BY STRENGTHENING EXISTING MECHANISMS LIKE WAITING PERIODS AND EXTREME RISK LAWS, FOCUSING ON SAFE STORAGE PRACTICES, AND NORMALIZING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GUN SAFETY, A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF FIREARM SUICIDE ATTEMPTS CAN BE AVOIDED – AND COUNTLESS LIVES CAN BE SAVED.
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