Objectives (1) To quantify lethality of firearms relative to other suicide methods, (2) to quantify the extent to which suicide mortality may be reduced by limiting access to firearms. Methods Data on suicides and hospitalised para-suicides that occurred in the state...
Purpose Suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents and the 8th leading cause of death overall. Guns figure prominently in this problem. Guns are the most lethal means of suicide, and in the United States about 60% of all suicides are committed by...
