If you look at--there is no question that firearms are one of the most common means of completing suicide among the general population, and 69 percent of veterans have completed suicide via firearm.
Kathleen Rice: “If you look at--there is no question that firearms are one of the most common means of completing suicide among the…”
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Discussing the link between firearms and veteran suicide rates.
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