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A CBS News report on a mother who killed herself amid struggles with bi-polar disorder indicates that upwards of 65 percent of annual gun deaths are suicides rather than gun violence. 

A CBS News report on a mother who killed herself amid struggles with bi-polar disorder indicates that upwards of 65 percent of annual gun deaths are suicides rather than gun violence. 

A CBS News report on a mother who killed herself amid struggles with bi-polar disorder indicates that upwards of 65 percent of annual gun deaths are suicides rather than gun violence. 

Suicide accounts for between 60-65% of all gun deaths annually in the U.S. Three states have passed legislation allowing people who fear they may become suicidal to place themselves on a "do not sell" list, to block their purchase of a gun.

"The moment my mom left, her boyfriend knew something was off. He called the police over and over begging for help, but there was nothing they could do."

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MADISON, Wis. — In the past few years, 41 people in three states across the country have voluntarily banned themselves from buying guns: none of them have chosen to reverse that ban. Since 2017, Madison-area state senator Melissa Agard has tried to get traction in the state legislature that would give Wisconsinites a similar option. She’s once again introducing it,...

In the past few years, 41 people in three states across the country have voluntarily banned themselves from buying guns: none of them have chosen to reverse that ban.