CONCORD, N.H. - A group is trying to reduce the suicide rate in New Hampshire by working with gun shop owners after three people killed themselves within a week just hours after purchasing guns.
That week - more than a year ago - prompted Elizabeth Fenner-Lukaitis of the state's Bureau of Behavioral Health to call members of the New Hampshire Suicide Prevention Council, which determined that in 10 percent of the state's suicides that involve guns, the gun was purchased within a week of the death.
The council created a committee to explore ways to get gun retailers involved in suicide prevention.
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That week - more than a year ago - prompted Elizabeth Fenner-Lukaitis of the state's Bureau of Behavioral Health to call members of the New Hampshire Suicide Prevention Council, which determined that in 10 percent of the state's suicides that involve guns, the gun was purchased within a week of the death.
The council created a committee to explore ways to get gun retailers involved in suicide prevention.
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