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Sarma, Kiran. 2008 ‘Responding to Firearms Assisted Suicide in Ireland.’ Irish Journal of Psychology; 26 (3-4), pp. 241-2. Dublin: 1 January
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[Between January 1st 1980 and December 31st 2003] 725 people committed suicide using a firearm, 30 people on average every year. The vast majority of these were male (n = 681)…
There were approximately 6 times more firearm-assisted suicides in rural areas than urban areas during that time.
[See Figure 1, p. 242]