Firearms account for approximately half of all US suicide deaths each year despite being utilized in only a small minority of suicide attempts. We examined the extent to which overall suicide rates fluctuated relative to firearm and non-firearm suicide rates across a...
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 To examine the extent to which 4 laws regulating handgun ownership were associated with statewide suicide rate changes. Methods To test between-group differences in statewide suicide rate changes between 2013 and 2014 in all 50 states and the District of...
