State laws that restrict access to guns could reduce the rate of firearm-related suicide, according to new research. Researchers examined suicide rates in Connecticut and Missouri, two states that changed their permit-to-purchase handgun laws in recent decades. Connecticut passed a law in 1995 that requires people to apply for a permit with local law enforcement and take eight hours of gun safety training before they can buy a firearm. In 2007 in Missouri, the state…
Strict state gun laws could cut suicides, study says
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