Entry:

Zwerling, Craig; Lynch, Charles F.; Burmeister, Leon F.; and Goertz, Ulrike, "The Choice of Weapons in Firearm Suicides in Iowa," American Journal of Public Health, 93 (November, 1993), 1630-1632.

Abstract:

People who commit suicide with a weapon are more likely to use handguns than any other firearm. Handgun restrictions might lead to a reduction in the suicide rate.

1972-1991