Suicide in the Home in Relation to Gun Ownership

Arthur L. Kellermann(University of Tennessee Health Science Center), Frederick P. Rivara(University of Washington), Grant W. Somes(University of Tennessee Health Science Center), Donald T. Reay(University of Tennessee Health Science Center), J T Francisco, Joyce G. Banton(University of Tennessee Health Science Center), Janice Prodzinski, Corinne L. Fligner, Béla B. Hackman(University of Tennessee Health Science Center)
New England Journal of Medicine
August 13, 1992
Cited by 821Open Access
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Abstract

It has been suggested that limiting access to firearms could prevent many suicides, but this belief is controversial. To assess the strength of the association between the availability of firearms and suicide, we studied all suicides that took place in the homes of victims in Shelby County, Tennessee, and King County, Washington, over a 32-month period.


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