%0 Journal Article
%T The cross-national association of gun ownership rates and suicide rates: an analysis of 194 nations
%J Archives of suicide research
%D 2021
%A Kleck, Gary D.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cross-national association between suicide rates and gun ownership rates. <br><br>METHOD: The association is estimated using the largest sample of nations (n = 194) ever employed for this purpose. Three different measures of national gun ownership rates are related to total suicide rates, firearms suicide rates, and non-firearms suicide rates. <br><br>RESULTS: Although gun ownership rates have a significant positive association with the rate of firearms suicide, they are unrelated to the total suicide rate. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with the results of most prior macro-level studies, cross-national data indicate that levels of gun availability appear to affect how many people choose shooting as their method of suicide, but do not affect how many people kill themselves.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1381-1118
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1922110