A gun in the home increases the risk of homicide, suicide and accidental death. > A gun in the home makes the likelihood of homicide three times higher, suicide three to five times higher, and accidental death four times higher. For every time a gun in the home injures or kills in self-defense, there are 11 completed and attempted gun suicides, seven criminal assaults and homicides with a gun, and four unintentional shooting deaths or injuries. > More than half of youth who committed suicide with a gun obtained the gun from their home, usually a parent’s gun.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:38:35 +0000