The 2020 presidential candidate has proposed new reforms to meet the mounting challenge of gun suicides.
Senator Cory Booker has unveiled a new series of proposals to tackle the epidemic of gun suicide deaths, which claim over 20,000 lives every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This follows a broader set of proposals that Booker, who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, released last week to address the overarching problem of gun violence.
Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of death for adolescents, teens and young adults. Firearm suicides comprise the majority of deaths by suicide, occurring nearly twice as often as the second leading method of of suicide, according to CDC data.
A 2001 study in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior found that 87 percent of suicides from teens and young adults occur, from initial ideation to completion, within an eight-hour window. Licensing programs involve paperwork, background checks and waiting periods. A nationwide licensing requirement would forestall attempts to purchase a gun in the haste of suicidal ideation.
Booker said he would address this deficiency by expanding initiatives that train and educate healthcare professionals on “lethal means safety counseling,” a series of best practices for identifying and triaging patients who are at risk of suicidal ideation.
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