Recent mass shootings have prompted lawmakers to pursue legislation on gun safety measures, but advocates of suicide prevention are hoping this topic isn’t left out of the conversation.
States with the lowest suicide rate also had the strongest gun laws. New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, Rhode Island, Hawaii and Connecticut ranked in the bottom 10 in suicide rate deaths and had the strictest gun laws.
“After he was robbed at gunpoint, he struggled again with fear and trauma, and ultimately found a gun at a friend’s house that was not stored securely. I know my dad would have gone on to have better days, but the definitive nature of a gunshot wound didn’t let that happen. Guns are so instantly lethal, compared to other means of suicide, which calls for us all to be extra responsible for deadly tools when we know people are having a hard time.
“Of the proposals, the federal funding for extreme risk protection order [red flag] laws and mental health funding are particularly helpful to suicide prevention.” “Science suggests that a history of violence, not a mental health diagnosis, is the best predictor of future violence. And the vast majority of gun violence deaths are not mass shootings, they are suicides,” said Dr. Mitch Prinstein, chief science officer for the APA.
“Promoting lethal means safety [i.e. safe storage] is fundamental to reducing our nation's suicide rates. APA firmly supports expanding federal funding for state Extreme Risk Protection Order [ERPO, aka red flag] laws,” Dr. Prinstein added. Dunkerly echoed those sentiments about laws supporting ERPOs and securing guns: “There are a lot of guns in the United States: 120 firearms for every 100 people. Therefore, laws that address the guns already in circulation are vital,” she said.
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