Is There Really a Nursing Shortage?

Money, Politics, and Firearm Safety

“…Among elderly people (≥65 years of age), firearms are responsible for 70% of the more than 8200 completed suicide attempts every year . Apart from the human costs, firearm-related injuries also cost society an estimated $230 billion annually, considering costs for acute medical care, long-term disability and rehabilitation care, lost work and productivity, and criminal justice proceedings …”