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Five state gun laws may be tied to lower suicide rates

County-level analysis finds firearm-related suicide rates 29% lower in states with all five identified laws.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • August 26, 2026

  • 3 min

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    Five state firearm laws were linked to lower county-level firearm-related suicide rates in a recent analysis.

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    The study analyzed data from 637 US counties, representing 74% of the US population in 2023.

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    Firearm-related suicide rates decreased by up to 29% as the number of enacted firearm laws increased.

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    The analysis found no significant association between the five laws and nonfirearm-related suicide rates.

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    Limitations included the observational design and exclusion of smaller rural counties, affecting generalizability.

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Five state gun laws may be tied to lower suicide rates

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • August 26, 2026

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