Tipping point.

[gejohnston]

16. critical thinking hint,

why are people who aren't trained in statistics or criminology doing studies that require those skills, and publishing them in unrelated publications?
I would like to see the study be peer reviewed by those who are.
If you read the long discredited Kellerman study, which this cites twice, it said drinking alcohol, smoking pot, renting, and living in a poor neighborhood are higher risk factors than guns.
All it really says is that if you own a gun, you are more likely to use it instead of a rope to off yourself. It doesn't say that you won't off yourself.

These models were adjusted for demographic characteristics but not psychological and behavioral characteristics of the decedent because there were no significant differences between those who used a firearm and those who used some other means in terms of their psychological or behavioral characteristics. These models were also adjusted for significant interaction terms, where applicable.

What the "study" says is that if you own a gun and are suicidal, you are more likely to use it instead of a rope. What it doesn't say is that you are less likely to off yourself.