This series of fact sheets was compiled from materials created by:
- The Means Matter Campaign (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- The Safer Homes Coalition
- Each Mind Matters
- National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
- The New Hampshire Firearm Safety Coalition
- Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC)
Suicide Data & Prevention
Liability
Contacts, Trainings & Resources
References:
- Means Matter. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/means-matter/
- Anglemyer A, Horvath T, Rutherford G. The accessibility of firearms and risk for suicide and homicide victimization among household members: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(2):101-110. doi:10.7326/M13-1301
- Miller M, Wertz J, Swanson SA, Simonetti JA, Zhang Y, Azrael DR. Firearm Storage and Firearm Suicide. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(7):e2519266. Published 2025 Jul 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.19266
- Owens D, Horrocks J, House A. Fatal and non-fatal repetition of self-harm. Systematic review. Br J Psychiatry. 2002;181:193-199. doi:10.1192/bjp.181.3.193
- Firearms Industry Suicide Prevention Best Practices. Published online April 20, 2023. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://saferhomescoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Safer-Homes-FFL-Best-Practices-and-SOPs-updated-4.20.23.pdf
- Kim R, Wagner ED, Nestadt PS, Somayaji N, Horwitz J, Crifasi CK. Gun Violence in the United States 2023: Examining the Gun Suicide Epidemic. Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions; Johns Hopkins Center for Suicide Prevention; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; 2025.
- Simon OR, Swann AC, Powell KE, Potter LB, Kresnow MJ, O’Carroll PW. Characteristics of impulsive suicide attempts and attempters. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2001;32(1 Suppl):49-59. doi:10.1521/suli.32.1.5.49.24212
- Firearm Fatality and Suicide Prevention A Public Health Approach. Published online February 2019. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Documents/8390/346-087-SuicideFirearmPrevention.pdf
- O’Rourke MC, Jamil RT, Siddiqui W. Washington State Suicide Prevention and Awareness. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2025. Accessed November 12, 2025. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK564401/
- Washingtonians Talk About Preventing Suicide. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://intheforefront.org/everyday-washingtonians/
- Tip Sheet for Firearm Retailers. Published online August 9, 2011. https://www.naminh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tipsfordealers_0.pdf
- Firearm Sales or Transfers—Background Checks—Requirements—Exceptions. Vol RCW 9.41.113.; 2014. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.113
- When Someone is in Crisis. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://intheforefront.org/in-crisis/how-to-help-someone-else/
- Notice to FFLs. Published online June 21, 2019. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://waspc.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/6-21-19%20Notice%20to%20FFLs%20WA.pdf