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FIREARM SAFETY MATTERS FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
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FIRE
ARM
SAFE
TY M
ATTE
RSFO
R SUI
CIDE P
REVE
NTIO
N
2
WHY
SUIC
IDE &
FIRE
ARM
SA
FETY
MAT
TERS
Th
ank
you
for m
akin
g th
e im
port
ant
deci
sion
of o
btai
ning
this
cab
le lo
ck.
Th
ough
Vet
eran
s ar
e w
ell-
vers
ed in
fire
arm
sa
fety
, all
ow
ner
s sh
ould
un
der
stan
d t
hat
du
rin
g em
otio
nal
or
stre
ssfu
l tim
es li
mit
ing
acce
ss t
o th
eir
fire
arm
s co
uld
pre
ven
t su
icid
e.
A lo
cked
fire
arm
can
mea
n t
he
dif
fere
nce
be
twee
n a
tra
gic
outc
ome
and
a li
fe s
aved
for
so
meo
ne
in c
risi
s.
Info
rmat
ion
on
saf
e fi
rear
m s
tora
ge a
nd
ad
dit
ion
al s
uic
ide
pre
ven
tion
res
ourc
es a
re
pro
vid
ed in
th
is p
amp
hle
t.
Fire
arm
lock
s can
pre
vent
a cr
isis
from
bec
omin
g fa
tal.
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SUIC
IDE &
FIRE
ARM
S: FA
CTS T
HAT M
ATTE
R�Ve
tera
ns
and
Ser
vice
mem
bers
mos
t fr
equ
entl
y u
sed
FIR
EARM
S to
en
d t
hei
r li
ves.
– D
epar
tmen
t of D
efen
se S
uici
de E
vent
Rep
ort,
2014
– VA
Sui
cide
Dat
a Re
port
, 201
6
�Ap
pro
xim
atel
y 85
% o
f su
icid
e at
tem
pts
w
ith
a fi
rear
m a
re f
atal
.–
Cent
er fo
r Dise
ase
Cont
rol a
nd P
reve
ntio
n Su
rvei
llanc
e fo
r Fat
al
and
Non
fata
l Inj
urie
s, 20
01
�Fi
rear
ms
are
in t
he
TOP
5 lea
din
g ca
use
s of
inju
ry-r
elat
ed d
eath
s.
A
bou
t 1/
2 of
all
su
icid
es a
re b
y fi
rear
m.
�Na
tion
ally
, su
icid
es a
ccou
nt
for
rou
ghly
2
OU
T O
F EV
ERY
3 fi
rear
m d
eath
s.–
Cent
er fo
r Dise
ase
Cont
rol a
nd P
reve
ntio
n N
atio
nal C
ente
r for
In
jury
Pre
vent
ion
and
Cont
rol, 2
013
�Ev
iden
ce s
ugg
ests
th
ose
livi
ng
in h
ouse
hol
ds
wh
ere
fi
rear
ms
are
stor
ed L
OCK
ED h
ave
a lo
wer
ris
k of
su
icid
e
than
th
ose
wh
ere
fire
arm
s ar
e st
ored
un
lock
ed.
– Co
nwel
l et a
l, Am
J G
eria
tr Ps
ychi
atry
, 200
2; S
hena
ssa
et a
l, J E
pide
mio
l Com
mun
ity H
ealth
, 200
4;
Gro
ssm
an e
t al, J
AMA,
200
5
4
WHY
THIS
LOCK
MAT
TERS
Th
is lo
ck c
an m
ean
th
e d
iffe
ren
ce b
etw
een
a li
fe lo
st a
nd
Sp
end
ing
tim
e w
ith
fam
ily
and
fri
end
s
�En
joyi
ng
you
r ki
ds/
gran
dki
ds
and
wat
chin
g th
em g
row
up
D
oin
g w
hat
you
wan
t to
do
in li
fe
�Re
mem
beri
ng
wh
o an
d w
hat
you
love
, an
d w
ho
love
s yo
u
Fir
earm
cab
le lo
cks
can
pro
vid
e cr
itic
al li
fe-s
avin
g m
omen
ts
betw
een
imp
uls
e an
d A
CTI
ON
.
Ever
y Vet
eran
’s Li
fe M
atte
rs. Y
our L
ife M
atte
rs.
4 5
KEEP
YOUR
SELF
SAFE
FOR
THOS
E WHO
MAT
TER
YOU
Fam
ily
Pets
Nei
ghbo
rs a
nd
Com
mun
ity
Com
pani
on
Fello
w V
eter
ans
Frie
nds
6
LEAR
N TO
REC
OGNI
ZE SI
GNS O
F SUI
CIDE
RIS
K
T
hin
kin
g ab
out
hu
rtin
g or
kil
lin
g yo
urs
elf
L
ooki
ng
for
way
s to
kil
l you
rsel
f
T
alki
ng
abou
t d
eath
, dyi
ng,
or
suic
ide
�Se
lf-d
estr
uct
ive
beh
avio
r, s
uch
as
dru
g or
alc
ohol
use
�Ho
pel
essn
ess
– f
eeli
ng
like
th
ere
is n
o w
ay o
ut,
no
reas
on t
o li
ve
�An
xiet
y, a
gita
tion
, sle
eple
ssn
ess,
moo
d s
win
gs, r
age,
or
ange
r
E
nga
gin
g in
ris
ky a
ctiv
itie
s w
ith
out
thin
kin
g
W
ith
dra
win
g fr
om f
amil
y or
fri
end
s
If y
ou o
r a V
eter
an y
ou c
are
abou
t is
show
ing
any
of th
ese
war
ning
sig
ns, t
ake
extr
a pr
ecau
tion
s w
ith
firea
rms
and
reac
h ou
t to
the
Vete
rans
/Mili
tary
Cri
sis
Line
.
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to 8
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WHE
N A
VETE
RAN
IS IN
CRIS
IS
Eve
ryon
e ca
n p
lay
a ro
le
in p
reve
nti
ng
suic
ide.
If
you
or
a fe
llow
Vet
eran
is
fee
lin
g d
istr
esse
d,
dep
ress
ed, h
opel
ess,
or
suic
idal
, it
can
be
over
wh
elm
ing
in t
he
mom
ent.
On
e p
hon
e ca
ll c
an s
ave
a li
fe!
WH
AT W
E K
NO
W: M
any
suic
ide
atte
mp
ts
occu
r w
ith
litt
le p
lan
nin
g d
uri
ng
a sh
ort-
term
cri
sis.
Wh
en s
omeo
ne
feel
s ov
erw
hel
med
in c
risi
s, im
pu
lsiv
e ac
tion
s co
uld
tra
gica
lly
mea
n a
life
lost
to
suic
ide.
STO
P
WHA
T YOU
CAN
DO
FIRE
ARM
LO
CKS
CA
N P
REV
ENT
A
CRI
SIS
FRO
M B
ECO
MIN
G F
ATA
L.
Hel
p is
ava
ilab
le a
nyt
ime.
If
you
or
som
eon
e yo
u lo
ve e
xper
ien
ces
war
nin
g si
gns
of a
cri
sis,
sta
y w
ith
th
em a
nd
ca
ll t
he
Vet
eran
s/M
ilit
ary
Cri
sis
Lin
e:
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ress
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or u
rgen
t sa
fety
con
cern
s, c
all 9
11 o
r go
to
the
nea
rest
em
erge
ncy
roo
m.
8
Du
rin
g h
igh
-ris
k p
erio
ds,
TEM
PORA
RY O
FF-S
ITE
STO
RAG
E m
ay b
e th
e sa
fest
op
tion
.*
If o
ff-s
ite
stor
age
is n
ot a
n o
pti
on, a
ny
step
th
at in
crea
ses
the
tim
e an
d d
ista
nce
bet
wee
n
a su
icid
al im
pu
lse
and
a fi
rear
m w
ill r
edu
ce s
uic
ide
risk
.
KEYS
TO SU
CCES
S
* NO
TE: T
her
e is
sig
nifi
can
t st
ate
vari
abil
ity
in la
ws
regu
lati
ng
fire
arm
tra
nsf
ers.
P
leas
e fa
mil
iari
ze y
ours
elf
wit
h lo
cal a
nd
sta
te la
ws
rega
rdin
g fi
rear
m t
ran
sfer
s.
If y
ou a
re s
tori
ng
a lo
cked
fire
arm
in y
our
hou
seh
old
du
rin
g h
igh
-ris
k p
erio
ds
or a
cri
sis,
ask
a t
rust
ed f
rien
d o
r fa
mil
y m
embe
r to
kee
p t
he
key
to
this
lock
for
you
, or
ask
them
to
chan
ge t
he
com
bin
atio
n o
n t
he
safe
or
lock
.
8 9
ADDI
TION
AL ST
ORAG
E OPT
IONS
Disc
uss s
tora
ge o
ptio
ns w
ith
Vete
rans
and
love
d on
es in
your
life
.
Dete
rmin
e w
hat i
s bes
t for
ens
urin
g sa
fety
in yo
ur h
ome.
A T
RIG
GER
LO
CK p
reve
nts
un
auth
oriz
ed a
cces
s by
blo
ckin
g th
e tr
igge
r m
ech
anis
m.
A t
rigg
er lo
ck
shou
ld n
ever
be
app
lied
to
a lo
aded
fire
arm
as
it c
an c
ause
it t
o u
nin
ten
tion
ally
dis
char
ge.
A L
OCK
BO
X or
/SA
FE s
ecu
res
a fi
rear
m f
rom
un
auth
oriz
ed a
cces
s. F
irea
rms
shou
ld b
e st
ored
u
nlo
aded
an
d s
epar
ate
from
am
mu
nit
ion
.
Fir
earm
s ca
n a
lso
be t
emp
orar
ily
DIS
ASS
EMBL
ED (
e.g.
, rem
ove
the
firi
ng
pin
) to
pre
ven
t or
del
ay
fire
arm
acc
ess
du
rin
g h
igh
-ris
k p
erio
ds.
10
FIRE
ARM
SAFE
TY CH
ECKL
IST
Pro
per
ly s
tori
ng
you
r fi
rear
m a
nd
am
mu
nit
ion
can
red
uce
th
e RI
SK O
F SU
ICID
E A
ND
UN
INTE
NTI
ON
AL
INJU
RY t
o V
eter
ans
and
love
d o
nes
in y
our
life
.
�Ke
ep fi
rear
ms
un
load
ed a
nd
am
mu
nit
ion
in a
pla
ce t
hat
can
not
be
acce
ssed
by
chil
dre
n a
nd
un
auth
oriz
ed a
du
lts.
St
ore
amm
un
itio
n s
epar
ate
from
fire
arm
s.
�Re
gula
rly
reas
sess
to
ensu
re s
afe
stor
age
of fi
rear
ms,
esp
ecia
lly
du
rin
g p
erio
ds
of in
crea
sed
str
ess
or e
mot
ion
al c
risi
s.
�W
hen
som
eon
e fe
els
over
wh
elm
ed in
a c
risi
s, fi
rear
m c
able
lo
cks
can
pro
vid
e cr
itic
al li
fe-s
avin
g m
omen
ts b
etw
een
imp
uls
e
and
act
ion
.
Resp
onsi
ble
firea
rm o
wne
rs p
reve
nt su
icide
.
10 11
BEFO
RE U
SING
YOUR
FIRE
ARM
CABL
E LOC
K
1. U
NLO
AD
TH
E FI
REA
RM: M
ake
sure
th
e fi
rear
m is
co
mp
lete
ly U
NLO
AD
ED, a
nd
an
y sa
fety
mec
han
ism
is
ON
. ALW
AYS
keep
it p
oin
ted
in a
saf
e d
irec
tion
an
d n
ever
as
sum
e th
e fi
rear
m is
un
load
ed.
2. P
REP
THE
LOCK
: Tu
rn t
he
key
in a
clo
ckw
ise
dir
ecti
on t
o u
nlo
ck t
he
pro
vid
ed c
able
lock
. Rem
ove
the
loos
e en
d o
f th
e ca
ble
from
th
e p
adlo
ck.
For a
dditi
onal
in
form
atio
n, pl
ease
re
ad th
e OW
NERS
M
ANUA
L for
safe
ha
ndlin
g and
sto
rage
met
hods
12
HOW
TO W
ORK
THE L
OCK
1.
Wit
h t
he
key
in t
he
cloc
kwis
e p
osit
ion
, in
sert
th
e lo
ose
end
of
the
cabl
e in
to
the
pad
lock
.
2.
Tu
rn t
he
key
cou
nte
rclo
ckw
ise
to
enga
ge t
he
lock
an
d t
hen
rem
ove
th
e ke
y.
3.
Alw
ays
dou
ble-
chec
k to
con
firm
th
e ca
ble
is lo
cked
an
d s
ecu
re.
4.
Stor
e th
e ke
y to
th
e fi
rear
m c
able
lo
ck s
epar
atel
y fr
om b
oth
fire
arm
s an
d a
mm
un
itio
n, a
nd
in a
pla
ce t
hat
ch
ild
ren
can
’t fi
nd
.
BASI
C SAF
ETY T
IPS
NEV
ER P
UT
THE
CA
BLE
LO
CK W
ITH
IN
THE
TRIG
GER
GU
ARD
.
Do
not
use
th
e fi
rear
m w
ith
th
e ca
ble
lock
in
pla
ce.
BA
SICS
OF
SAFE
HA
ND
LIN
G IN
CLU
DE:
�Po
int
the
fire
arm
in a
saf
e d
irec
tion
K
eep
fin
gers
off
th
e tr
igge
r
K
eep
un
load
ed w
hen
not
in u
se
Rem
embe
r to
keep
fire
arm
s loc
ked
and
unlo
aded
whe
n no
t in
use.
12 13
SEM
I AU
TOM
ATIC
PIS
TOLS
: re
mov
e th
e m
agaz
ine,
an
d w
ith
th
e sl
ide
back
, in
sert
th
e ca
ble
par
t th
rou
gh t
he
ejec
tion
por
t an
d o
ut
of t
he
mag
azin
e w
ell.
REV
OLV
ERS:
open
th
e cy
lin
der
an
d in
sert
th
e ca
ble
par
t th
rou
gh t
he
barr
el o
r th
rou
gh
an e
mp
ty c
ham
ber.
HOW
TO IN
STAL
L CAB
LE LO
CK IN
TO A
FIRE
ARM
Pl
ease
refe
renc
e th
e at
tach
ed In
stru
ctio
n Sh
eet
This
cabl
e lo
ck ca
n be
use
d w
ith
man
y diff
eren
t fire
arm
s.
SEM
I AU
TOM
ATIC
or P
UM
P-A
CTIO
N S
HO
T FI
REA
RMS:
pu
t th
e bo
lt in
th
e op
en p
osit
ion
an
d
inse
rt t
he
cabl
e p
art
thro
ugh
th
e ej
ecti
on p
ort
and
ou
t of
th
e lo
adin
g p
ort.
BOLT
ACT
ION
RIF
LES:
op
en
the
acti
on o
r re
mov
e th
e bo
lt
from
th
e ri
fle.
Th
en r
emov
e th
e m
agaz
ine
and
inse
rt t
he
cabl
e th
rou
gh t
he
ejec
tion
por
t an
d
out
of t
he
mag
azin
e w
ell o
r th
e re
ceiv
er a
ssem
bly.
Mak
e sur
e ALL
fire
arm
s are
UN
LOAD
ED be
fore
they
are p
ut aw
ay.
MO
DER
N S
PORT
ING
RIF
LE: W
ith
th
e ch
argi
ng
han
dle
an
d b
olt
lock
ed b
ack
and
th
e m
agaz
ine
rem
oved
, in
sert
th
e ca
ble
thro
ugh
th
e ej
ecti
on p
ort
and
ou
t th
e m
agaz
ine
wel
l.
14
RESO
URCE
S
Rock
y M
ount
ain
MIR
ECC
for S
uici
de P
reve
ntio
n Fi
rear
m S
afet
y W
ebpa
ge. T
his
web
page
pro
vide
s ad
diti
onal
info
rmat
ion
to
Vet
eran
s an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
abo
ut
fire
arm
saf
ety
for
suic
ide
prev
enti
on, a
nd
the
abili
ty t
o re
ques
t ad
diti
onal
fire
arm
saf
ety
cabl
e lo
cks
for
free
. Saf
e St
orag
e M
atte
rs. w
ww.
mire
cc.v
a.go
v/vi
sn19
/leth
alm
eans
safe
ty/
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rans
/Mili
tary
Cri
sis
Line
. If
you
or
som
eon
e yo
u k
now
is in
cri
sis,
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ll 1
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ress
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ilit
ary
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eter
ans)
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onn
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h q
ual
ified
, car
ing
resp
ond
ers
24 h
ours
a d
ay, 7
day
s a
wee
k. M
any
cou
nse
lors
are
Vet
eran
s th
emse
lves
, pro
vid
ing
con
fid
enti
al s
up
por
t on
th
e to
ll-f
ree
hot
lin
e, o
nli
ne
chat
, an
d t
ext-
mes
sagi
ng
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ice.
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t to
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e at
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eter
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risisL
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eric
an F
ound
atio
n fo
r Sui
cide
Pre
vent
ion.
AF
SP e
nco
ura
ges
suic
ide
pre
ven
tion
ed
uca
tion
an
d t
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