January 17, 2017
LAS VEGAS (AP) - It's a difficult topic to discuss, fraught with politics
and social stigma, and an even tougher one to fix: people who kill
themselves with a gun. But now two unlikely allies - the gun industry and a
leading suicide prevention group - are coming together to tackle it.
It's a partnership that's been elusive, with the gun industry wary of
encouraging a gun-control agenda and suicide prevention advocates uncertain
about diving into such a prickly political topic.