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Lethal means safety counseling among firearm-owning US National Guard personnel:  Hyperarousal...

Objective:To examine whether lethal means counseling and provision of cable locks prompt safe firearm storage relative to control among firearm-owning members of the Mississippi...

How combinations of state firearm laws link to low firearm suicide...

Objective:Firearm violence, including both homicide and suicide, is a major public health problem in the United States (US). To decrease firearm mortality, US states have implemented...

Demographic differences in the type of firearm and location of bodily...

Objective:This study describes the type of firearm used and location of bodily injury among demographic subgroups of suicide decedents. Method:Data on those who died by...

Firearm Suicide Prevention in the U.S. Military: Recommendations From a National...

Objective:The US DoD has identified firearm suicide prevention as a key operational priority. One vital approach to addressing firearm suicides is through promoting lethal...

The impact of firearm legislation on firearm deaths, 1991-2017

Objective:This research study examined the relationship between a state’s total number of firearm laws and suicide and homicide mortality. Even with other state characteristics...

Factors contributing to honor-endorsing men’s suicide capability: Firearm ownership, practical capability,...

Objective:In this study, we examined two samples comprised largely of White men living within the US. We found that firearm owners - particularly those...

Firearm storage practice among military service members with suspected traumatic brain...

Objective:In this study, we found that National Guardsmen who screened positive were more likely than their peers to store their firearms loaded and in...

Dispositional characteristics in firearm ownership and purchasing behavior during the 2020...

Objective:The current study examined two dispositional traits indicated as important in firearm research - threat sensitivity (THT) and disinhibition (DIS). We hypothesized that 1)...

Vehicle Firearm Storage: Prevalence and Correlates in a Sample of Male...

Objective:In this study, we examined a sample of 408 male firearm owners oversampled for prior thoughts of suicide. We found that over 40% of...

Lethal Means Counseling, Distribution of Cable Locks, and Safe Firearm Storage...

Objective:Two-thirds of suicide deaths in the military result from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Despite this, little research has been done on ways to prevent such...