The risk of suicide by firearm jumps 100-fold during the first month after purchasing a handgun, even if the buyer is subject to a 10-day waiting period, according to results from the largest long-term analysis of gun ownership in the United States.
FILE PHOTO: Handguns are seen for sale in a display case in Bridgeton, Missouri, November 13, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young
“The risk for owners is stratospheric,” lead author Dr. David Studdert of Stanford University told Reuters in a phone interview.“Many people buy a handgun because they think it makes them and their families safe,” he said. “There’s substantial and rising evidence that that’s probably not true.” The higher risk of suicide among gun owners has been known for decades, but the new research looking at first-time California purchasers was able to gauge when the risk is highest.
Among female purchasers, the suicide rate was seven times higher, and the odds that their suicide would involve a firearm were 35 times higher than for women who had not bought a handgun.
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