Objectives To examine whether lethal means counseling and provision of cable locks prompt safe firearm storage relative to control among firearm-owning members of the Mississippi National Guard. Methods This randomized controlled trial utilized a 2 × 2...
This study sought to determine differences in preferred messengers on the topic of safe firearm storage and suicide prevention between firearm owners and non-firearm owners, and among firearm owners of different racial groups and sexes. Participants were 6200 United...
Introduction More than 60% of US military suicides occur at home and involve a firearm.1 Nearly all military firearm suicides (95%) involve a personally owned firearm.1 Nonmilitary data indicate that the risk of suicide is 6 times higher in households with a firearm,...
