GUN FACTS
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Firearms and Suicide
- In CT in 2001, firearm suicide
accounted for 75 deaths or 58 percent of all firearm deaths, more
than any other cause of firearm injury deaths. 67 (89%) of the completed
suicides were white males.
- In CT, in 2001, when a firearm
could be identified, 37 percent of completed suicides used a rifle
or shotgun.
Sources: Connecticut Violent Injury Statistics System, 2001, 2003
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web-based Injury statics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online] (2001) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer) Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars 04/16/03
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