Getting help does not mean giving up your guns: Sweetwater County Prevention Coalition aims to address suicide by firearm.

Mental health awareness and firearm ownership do not have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, by improving the mental health of gun owners, the Wyoming firearm community can weaken anti-gun arguments. To do this, we must address the highest fatality category for firearms: suicide.

Wyoming is a gun-friendly state. In 2020, we ranked second in the US for gun ownership percentage. That year a Rand Corporation report had 66.2% of Wyoming homes with at least one firearm, only 0.1% lower than the number one state, Montana. There are several benefits related to this prevalence of ownership. Many Wyomingites proudly hunt, sport shoot, and carry for personal protection. Viol

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