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Suicide
These national and regional organizations can support you or someone you know in a crisis.
Ask The Trace
Since the Parkland mass shooting, more than a dozen states have passed laws to remove guns from people who could be dangerous.
Longform
A commander with his own history of depression defied military norms to stop a rash of suicides on his base. It worked. So why did the Army abandon his approach?
The National Shooting Sports Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention used the 2017 SHOT Show to scale up their campaign to stop 10,000 deaths over the next decade.
Gun Safety
For every 10.5 guns collected under Connecticut’s gun violence restraining orders, one person was stopped from taking his or her own life, researchers estimate. Eleven states are considering similar policies.
Here’s why that might be a huge development.
Data
Some skeptics attribute suicide trends to variables other than the availability of firearms. Fresh research from the Harvard School of Public Health and Northeastern University may put the debate to rest.
The Business of Guns
The Gun Shop Project helps firearm sellers spot potentially suicidal customers, but some employees question whether that should be in their job description.