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USA –  -(Ammoland.com)-  One of the most contentious questions in the gun debate is whether gun control can affect suicide rates and, if so, should more restrictions be imposed?

In the United States, gun suicides outnumber gun homicides by almost two to one.  This creates a problem for supporters of gun control.  They must frighten people to achieve their goals, but most of us don’t feel threatened by suicide.

For half a century, the anti-gun lobby has tried to confuse the public and demonize gun ownership in order to promote more government control.  For them, firearms suicide is just one more issue to be exploited.

When compared to 22 other high-income nations, U.S. gun homicide rates are 25 times higher and the gun suicide rate is eight times higher, the study found.

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A measure that aims to help drop the number of suicides in the Evergreen State with a partnership of pharmacies and gun dealers has the backing of Second Amendment groups.

The post Washington suicide prevention bill gets support from druggists, NRA appeared first on Guns.com.

How do we reconcile this most frequent gun-related risk with our right to self-defense and to keep and bear arms?

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Meghan Francone said local gun shops are supporting the group's efforts by handing out literature and educating themselves about suicidal indicators.

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Seminar to be held during annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 30 – Sept. 4, 2015.

The post NTOA Announces New Seminar on “Law Enforcement Response to Suicidal Persons”  appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

With suicide rates steadily rising over the last decade, Facebook has teamed up with Forefront in an attempt to utilize the 24/7 access of social media to help prevent suicides with a new feature that will go live in a few months.

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The president plans five areas of veteran focus, including mental health care, homelessness, digitizing VA records and improved training for the detection of PTSD and suicide prevention programs.

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