MaverickNH
NES Member
Red Flag Laws Are Linked To Declines In Gun Suicides, New Study Finds
“Our estimates here were between 300 and 400 gun suicides prevented in the 10 years after Indiana enacted its law, and a little over 100 in Connecticut,” said Kivisto. These declines translated to a decrease in overall suicides in Indiana. In Connecticut, however, the lower number of firearm suicides was offset by an increased number of suicides by other means.“
So, if in two states evaluated, both appeared to experience a drop in firearms-based suicides, but in one state other non-firearms means of suicide offset the firearms suicides, the law works! Not a firearms suicide - gun control advocates don’t care...
“Our estimates here were between 300 and 400 gun suicides prevented in the 10 years after Indiana enacted its law, and a little over 100 in Connecticut,” said Kivisto. These declines translated to a decrease in overall suicides in Indiana. In Connecticut, however, the lower number of firearm suicides was offset by an increased number of suicides by other means.“
So, if in two states evaluated, both appeared to experience a drop in firearms-based suicides, but in one state other non-firearms means of suicide offset the firearms suicides, the law works! Not a firearms suicide - gun control advocates don’t care...