The New England journal of medicine
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N. Engl. J. Med.
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There continues to be considerable controversy over whether ownership of a handgun increases or decreases the risk of violent death. ⋯ The purchase of a handgun is associated with a substantial increase in the risk of suicide by firearm and by any method; the increase in the risk of suicide by firearm is apparent within a week after the purchase of a handgun. The magnitude of the increase and the relation between handgun purchase and the risk of death by homicide differ between men and women.