CDC: Suicide by Firearm Down for 10 – 24-Year-Olds

By Robert Farago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have just released their report Suicide Trends Among Persons Aged 10–24 Years — United States, 1994–2012. “Suicide is the second leading cause of death among persons aged 10–24 years in the United States and accounted for 5,178 deaths in this age group in 2012,” the report states. “Firearm, suffocation (including hanging), and poisoning (including drug overdose) are the three most common mechanisms of suicide in the United States . . . Among males aged 10–24 years . . .

firearm was the leading mechanism of suicide, whereas, among females, suffocation surpassed …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns