While the majority of veteran suicides involve firearms, no contemporary data describing firearm ownership among US veterans are available. This study, published by Injury Epidemiology, uses survey data to describe the prevalence of firearm ownership among a nationally representative sample of veterans, as well as veterans’ reasons for firearm ownership.
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Joyce is a nonpartisan, private foundation that invests in evidence-informed public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region.