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I'd like to take a moment to address 

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lethal means safety for suicide 

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prevention Research tells us that easy 

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access to firearms increases the risk 

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of dying by suicide by 4-6 times . And 

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this is true for everyone in your home . 

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The data also tells us that the 

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majority of military veteran and US 

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general population death by suicides 

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are by firearms and that medications 

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are the most common method of suicide 

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attempts . We also know that the act of 

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suicide is impulsive . The time a 

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person goes from thinking about suicide 

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to acting on it can be less than 10 

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minutes . So putting time and distance 

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between an individual and a lethal 

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means may save a life if you don't 

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already . I urge you to store your 

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firearms unloaded and in a lock safe or 

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with a cable or trigger lock . Take 

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back unused or expired medications to 

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an empty after local pharmacy for safe 

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disposal . These practices can help 

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protect you and your family look out 

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for your friends and teammates to 

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during life's difficult moments reach 

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out and suggest safe storage options 

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and connect them to support your 

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actions may save a life . I encourage 

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you to take steps in september and 

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throughout the year to connect to 

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protect because support is always 

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within reach . Mhm