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SEESAC. 2021 ‘Firearm-related Suicides in South-East Europe by Type 2020.’ In Focus Armed Violence Monitor Firearm-related Suicides in SEE in 2020, p. 5. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. 10 September
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The use of firearms and explosives in suicides often has irreversible implications owing to their lethality.
According to the AVMP data, the type of weapon used was reported in 53 (79%) suicides, whereas in 14 (21%), the weapon was unknown.
Table: Type of Weapon - Victims of Firearm Suicide 2020
[Country: Weapon Type - Number]
Country: Albania
Handguns - 2
Rifles/Shotguns - 0
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 1
Explosives - 0
Unknown - 5
Total - 8
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Handguns - 6
Rifles/Shotguns - 3
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 2
Explosives - 1
Unknown - 7
Total - 19
Country: Kosovo
Handguns - 2
Rifles/Shotguns - 0
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 0
Explosives - 0
Unknown - 1
Total - 3
Country: Moldova
Handguns - 2
Rifles/Shotguns - 4
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 0
Explosives - 1
Unknown - 0
Total - 7
Country: Montenegro
Handguns - 1
Rifles/Shotguns - 0
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 0
Explosives - 1
Unknown - 0
Total - 2
Country: Serbia
Handguns - 17
Rifles/Shotguns - 3
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 0
Explosives - 7
Unknown - 1
Total - 28
Total Deaths:
Handguns - 30
Rifles/Shotguns - 10
Automatic/Military-grade weapons - 3
Explosives - 10
Unknown - 14
Total - 67
[AVMP = SEESAC Armed Violence Monitoring Platform]
Last accessed at:
https://www.seesac.org/f/docs/Armed-Violence/In-Focus-Armed-Violence-Monitor-Firearm-related-Suici
des-in-SEE-in-2020_1.pdf