State-wide gun ownership tied to suicide deaths

By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Twice as many Americans commit suicide in states where most households have a gun than in states with low rates of gun ownership, according to a new study. Several studies have linked gun ownership to the risk of suicide by firearm, according to Dr. Matthew Miller, the new study's lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. But some critics question whether people living in states where lots of residents own guns are inherently more suicidal than those who live in places where ownership is less common. ...



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