In a perspective piece in the Washington Post (11/12), columnist Petula Dvorak, writes, “Red flag laws – there are now 13 states that have them – allow a family member, roommate, beau, law enforcement officer or any type of medical professional to file a petition asking that a person’s home be temporarily cleared of firearms.” Now, even though “suicide rates are on the rise in the United States – a 30 percent spike in the past two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – two of the first states to enact red flag laws have seen suicide rates drop, according to” research that “looked at Connecticut and Indiana.” Those findings were published online June 1 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “The connection between suicides and mass shootings — and a way to reduce both, “Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post, November 12, 2018.