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  • Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

    Elizabeth Van Brocklin

    January 04, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

    Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

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  • Forget Australia's Gun Laws. American Reform Advocates Have Their Own Island to Study.

    Kevin Mahnken

    November 11, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Research shows that higher rates of gun ownership lead to higher rates of violent crime - countless examples in the continental United States seem to support this. But Hawaii, with some of the highest gun sale numbers in the country, has rock-bottom gun violence rates - universal background checks and the natural ocean barrier that discourages smuggling are just some of the ways they've achieved this.

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  • The Case for Gun Courts

    Alex Yablon

    September 24, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Cities in the U.S. have decreased recidivism through specialized courts for firearm offenders. These efforts, however, have not helped overall gun violence, so university research is suggesting new tactics.

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  • How One Hospital Is Trying to Curb Gun Violence By Treating It Like Substance Abuse

    Alex Yablon

    August 13, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Patients who come to a hospital for gunshot wounds are more likely to suffer another gun injury or commit a crime. To stop this cycle, a hospital in Seattle pairs patients with social workers who follow up with patients, an approach that mirrors substance abuse intervention programs.

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