In Washington State, three in every four firearm deaths are suicides. Access to firearms triples the risk of suicide. Empathetic conversation about firearm safety and mental health is associated with more people using safe gun storage, reducing the risk of preventable injury and death.
Three critical interventions are available to support an individual in crisis:
ERPOs allow families/law enforcement to petition to restrict possession & purchase of firearms.
Learn MoreVoluntary Do-Not-Sell law allows individuals to voluntarily & confidentially restrict immediate access to firearm purchases.
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