Research Note Gun Control, Gun Ownership, and Suicide Prevention

The relationship of the extent of gun ownership and the strictness of gun control laws to suicide and homicide rates in the nine major geographic regions of the United States was explored. Gun ownership, rather than the strictness of gun control laws, was found to be...

Patient-Reported Firearm Access Prior to Suicide Death

Introduction Firearms are the most common means of suicide death in the US. Major medical associations recommend health care providers counsel at-risk patients to limit firearm access. However, no national practice recommendations exist for implementing standardized...