Passage of child access protection and concealed carry permits laws could substantially reduce firearm suicides

Adams County adopts new concealed carry requirements following house bill passage

In response to a state bill passed last year, Adams County is updating its training requirements for residents to get concealed handgun permits starting on July 1.

Red Flag Failures: Firearm Use in Suicide Increases

Gun control’s inclusion of suicide in its made-up propaganda term, “gun violence,” is nothing short of shameful. Considering red flag laws and universal background checks are their only solutions, they really should be embarrassed. In the 20 years from 2004 to 2023, the U.S. suicide rate rose 33 percent, according to data from the CDC. Over that time, 927,276 Americans ended their own lives. 480,573 used a gun; 446,703 used other methods, chiefl…

Passage of child access protection and concealed carry permits laws could substantially reduce firearm suicides

Firearm suicides (FS) are a major public health issue in the United States (U.S.) with a rate eight times higher than other high-income nations. Despite the disproportionate media coverage of firearm homicides, most firearm-related deaths are suicides. Although firearm homicides have decreased in the post-pandemic period, suicides using firearms reached new records with more than 26,000 deaths in 2022.