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Comes as suicide rates have increased across the country over the past 20 years. there were 47,000 suicides in the united states in 2017 alone, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. their research suggests that's one death every 11 minutes. another alarming statistic found that the suicide rate for americans between 15 and 19 years old increased 76% from 2007 to 2017. suicide was the second leading cause of death for those between 15 and 24 years old. suicide is a growing public health problem that affects all age groups in different ways. in 2017, the cdc says 10.6 mill...

There are -- there's stigma around getting help is certainly significant. the ready access to guns. this isn't a political issue. but the reality is that guns are used in suicide at a very high rate. we need to work closely with people in the second amendment community to let them know that people who love guns love them. and we can help figure out ways to take out -- to remove things that are dangerous. just temporarily so that folks can and their loved ones can get through rough times. >> dwight, thank you for joining us. we appreciate this conversation. it's an important one. i want to remi...