Background Despite numerous prevention initiatives, suicide remains the second leading cause of death in youth aged 10-19. One of the major prevention strategies is the introduction of restrictive firearms regulations. For example, Bill C-17 was enacted in 1991 to...
Clarke and Lester proposed an opportunity theory for suicide, suggesting that easy access to lethal methods for suicide increased the use of those methods for suicide and, in some cases, increased the overall suicide rate. They documented this by examining the impact...
