Non-legislative forms of means safety (i.e., safe firearm storage practices) have been promoted as a way to reduce elevated suicide risk found among firearm owners. However, evidence suggests that some firearm owners are less willing than others to engage in these...
Firearm legislation is associated with statewide suicide rates; however, prior research has often relied upon older data and categorical legislative grades while also failing to consider the nuanced role of firearm ownership. Therefore, the robust literature base on...
Background Firearm ownership and unsafe storage increase risk for suicide. Little is known regarding factors that influence storage practices and willingness to engage in means safety. Methods Utilizing Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program, we recruited an...
Objectives We examined the impact of 3 state laws (permit to purchase a handgun, registration of handguns, license to own a handgun) on suicide rates. Methods We used 2010 data from publicly available databases and state legislatures to assess the relationships...
An extensive body of research has demonstrated an association between gun ownership and suicide that extends beyond the effects of a range of covariates. We aimed to expand on extant research by examining the extent to which gun ownership predicts statewide overall...
