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The firearm industry is encouraging brave conversations and safe firearm storage to help save lives.

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    ENCOURAGING BRAVE CONVERSATIONS

  • THOUSANDS OF TOOLKITS DISTRIBUTED

    Suicide prevention toolkits help individuals understand warning signs related to suicide, know where to find help, and encourage secure firearms storage options.

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    PROMOTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT

The firearm industry and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention developed a suicide prevention toolkit to help firearms retailers, shooting range operators and customers understand risk factors and warning signs related to suicide, know where to find help and encourage secure firearms storage options.

AFSP and the firearm industry have also partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on a safe firearm storage toolkit designed to help prevent suicide among veterans. 

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

NSSF and AFSP developed a Suicide Prevention toolkit to help firearm retailers, shooting range operators, and customers understand risk factors and warning signs related to suicide, know where to find help, and encourage secure firearms storage options.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The firearm industry has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and AFSP to create a safe firearm storage toolkit designed to help prevent suicide among veterans. The toolkit guides communities through the process of building coalitions to raise awareness about securely storing firearms when not in use.

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