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Most Gun Deaths Are Suicides, Not Homicides. That's a Strong Case for Gun Safety.

By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon

Most gun deaths in the United States are suicides, not homicides. In this powerful article, Dylan Matthews points out that suicide is more common in places with more guns, that guns are an extremely lethal suicide method, and that gun safety laws can reduce suicide and save lives.

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8721267/gun-suicide-gun-control