Handgun ownership is a ‘major risk factor’ for suicide

Almost 1.5 million people died during the study. Of the 17,894 people who died by suicide, 6,691 were by firearms.

The United States has one of the highest rates of suicide by firearm, the researchers noted, with government figures indicating that in 2018 there were 24,432 firearm suicides. Statistics show that handguns are used in about three-quarters of firearm suicides. While people may contemplate suicide for long periods of time, when they decide to take their lives they may act quickly, Norton said, and having easy access to lethal firearms in the home can prove fatal.

In omitting a single word, you have changed the entire meaning. Handgun ownership is a ‘major risk factor’ for SUCCESSFUL suicide. This distinction is the difference between truth and fantasy.

NBC do better😕

So is living near a bridge

Newsflash: Standing on the edge of a bridge is linked to an increased risk of suicide

A much more accurate and not pushing-an-anti-gun-narrative title would be study finds people commonly commit suicide with handguns.

But guns are safe...

The great conceit is that you can protect yourself with a gun. You're more likely to be hit by lightning or for it to kill an unintended victim. The hero thing is so rare as to be effectively myth. BeAHeroDontOwnAGun Stats:

Uh , nope .

Leftist media narritive tranalation: DONT GO OUT AND TRY AND BUY A GUN YOU WILL FIND OUT HOW INCREDIBLY HARD IT IS YOU WILL REALIZE WE HAVE BEEN LYING TO YOU FOR DECADES BE AFFRAID, BUT NOT THAT AFFRAID OH, AND VOTE DEMOCRAT.

I probably wouldn’t be here if there was one in my household that is how bad my depression got. Thankful for that.

Owning a TV and watching NBC news is linked to a substantially increased risk of being lied to! LaRGE sTUdy fINDs!!! Come on now, just stupid!

More importantly...linked to an increased risk of thwarting home intruders!!!!!

Guns seem like the easiest way to kill yourself so if you're looking at suicidal people in general, a gun seems like a guaranteed way vs other ways of failing like pills, hanging, etc. If there's 100 ppl, 40 w guns that commit suicide, meanwhile 60 tried but 30 failed..

Duh

It's hard to shoot yourself if you don't have a gun studies have shown.

It also helps keep thug protesters from fucking with you

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 deep breath🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Well duh 🙄

After the largest commercial for 2nd Amendment and gun ownership with the riots/looting, MSM decides to start running hit pieces on gun ownership. I’m honestly surprised it took this long.

Owning a handgun is statistically the most toxic thing you can keep in the house. You or someone you love becomes much more prone to gun violence & accidental deaths.

...duh

Obviously. You've got a tool to make it easier. The issue is being suicidal in the first place.

Why then does the US government continue to allow such reckless gun ownership?... No, its not because they care about your rights. They care about gun lobbyist groups such as the NRA

What a craptastic story... keep up the “good” work... professionaljournalismisdead

Especially now with people out of work and domestic violence on the rise

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