Firearm Storage Maps: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Firearm Suicide During Times of Risk

Kelly, Timothy; Brandspigel, Sara; Polzer, Evan R.; Betz, Marian E.

doi:10.7326/m19-2944

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“…Colorado, Maryland, and Washington have developed online maps showing locations of firearm outlets and law enforcement agencies willing to consider temporary storage. 67 A site directory for every state would simplify the process for individuals and family members seeking to temporarily and voluntarily store guns offsite during a crisis. Online directories have been backed by firearm groups, although their effect on storage behavior is not known.…”

Section: Facilitate Temporary Storage Out Of the Homementioning

confidence: 99%

Veterans, Firearms, and Suicide: Safe Storage Prevention Policy and the PREVENTS Roadmap

Lemle¹

2020

Federal Practitioner

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Section: Facilitate Temporary Storage Out Of the Homementioning

confidence: 99%

Veterans, Firearms, and Suicide: Safe Storage Prevention Policy and the PREVENTS Roadmap

Lemle¹

2020

Federal Practitioner

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“…We did find, however, that enthusiasm for participating in this online map was at times hampered by gun shops' perceived barriers to offering temporary gun storage. Concerns raised by gun shops in Maryland echoed concerns about temporary, voluntary storage cited in prior studies (Kelly et al, 2020;Pierpoint et al, 2019). In particular, gun shops were concerned about the logistics of returning a firearm to the owner and about assuming liability for a gun during storage.…”

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“…In 2019, the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition developed a map of Colorado gun shops and law enforcement agencies willing to offer temporary, voluntary gun storage on a case-by-case basis (Kelly et al, 2020). This effort was motivated by the desire to facilitate safe gun storage to prevent suicides.…”

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Development of an online map of safe gun storage sites in Maryland for suicide prevention

Bongiorno

Kramer

Booty

et al. 2020

International Review of Psychiatry

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Reducing access to lethal means of self-harm is a cornerstone of suicide prevention, and temporary, voluntary gun storage outside the home is one recommended approach. With the goal of facilitating access to gun storage outside the home in Maryland, we developed an online map of gun shops and law enforcement agencies willing to offer temporary, voluntary gun storage on a case-by-case basis. This project was modelled off of prior work by the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition. As of July 2020, 32 gun shops and 3 law enforcement agencies agreed to be listed on our map. Others were hesitant to participate due to perceived legal and logistical barriers to temporary firearm storage. We demonstrate the feasibility of creating an online map that lists organisations offering temporary gun storage in Maryland. This brief report details our process, barriers encountered, and future considerations to improve access to offsite gun storage options.

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“…74 Given the prominence of firearms as a prevalent suicide method in rural communities, there may be value in developing interventions to promote the safe storage of guns, 10,75-77 especially when people with access are in distress or at elevated risk. Rural "means safety" 77 initiatives would be complemented by community-based interventions 43 and clinical care focused on problematic alcohol use and engaging atrisk men in follow-up care. A key challenge for suicide prevention in rural communities is to ensure that interventions are developed and implemented in a manner that fits local contexts.…”

Section: Suicide Prevention In Rural Communitiesmentioning

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Rural–Urban Differences in Suicide Mortality: An Observational Study in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Différences de la Mortalité Par Suicide en Milieu Rural-Urbain: Une Étude Observationnelle à Terre-Neuve et Labrador, Canada

Reccord¹,

Power²,

Hatfield

et al. 2021

Can J Psychiatry

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Background: Suicide rates are higher in rural compared to urban areas. Although this pattern appears to be driven by higher rates among men, there is limited evidence about the characteristics of rural people who die by suicide in Canada. The objective of this study was to examine the demographics, manner of death, and social and clinical antecedents of people who died by suicide in rural areas compared to urban areas. Methods: We conducted an observational study of all suicide deaths that occurred among Newfoundland and Labrador residents between 1997 and 2016 using a linked data set derived from a comprehensive review of provincial medical examiner records. We used t tests and χ2 to assess associations between rural/urban status and variables related to demographics, circumstances, and manner of death, as well as social and medical history. Logistic regression was utilized to assess the independent contribution of any variable found to be significant in univariate analysis. Results: Rural people who died by suicide accounted for 54.8% of all deaths over a 20-year period. Overall, 81.6% of people who died were male. Compared to urban, rural people who died by suicide were younger, more likely to use firearms or hanging, and had a higher mean blood alcohol content at the time of death (27.69 vs. 22.95 mmol/L). Rural people were also less likely to have had a known history of a prior suicide attempt, psychiatric disorder, alcohol or substance abuse, or chronic pain. Discussion: The demographic and clinical differences between rural and urban people who died by suicide underscore the need for suicide prevention approaches that account for place-based differences. A key challenge for suicide prevention in rural communities is to ensure that interventions are developed and implemented in a manner that fits local contexts.

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Firearm Storage Maps: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Firearm Suicide During Times of Risk

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Veterans, Firearms, and Suicide: Safe Storage Prevention Policy and the PREVENTS Roadmap

Veterans, Firearms, and Suicide: Safe Storage Prevention Policy and the PREVENTS Roadmap

Development of an online map of safe gun storage sites in Maryland for suicide prevention

Rural–Urban Differences in Suicide Mortality: An Observational Study in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Différences de la Mortalité Par Suicide en Milieu Rural-Urbain: Une Étude Observationnelle à Terre-Neuve et Labrador, Canada

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