Efforts to fight suicide include reducing access to lethal means
By: Phoenix O Connor
and last updated 2021-06-09 16:50:47-04
HELENA â According to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, one Montanan dies every 28 hours by suicide. DPHHS also reports that one Montanan dies every 54 hours due to gun-related suicide; compared to other states in the United States, that is four to eight times higher than states with enhanced firearm safety laws.
To help save lives, the Lewis & Clark Suicide Prevention Coalition and Lewis & Clark Public Health have rolled out the Safer Communities Montana program. Some of the key focuses are reducing access to lethal means, such as securing firearms and prescription drugs.
A new partnership between suicide prevention activists, local pharmacists and members of the firearm community hopes to promote safe storage of firearms to keep Lewis and Clark County families safe.
A new partnership between suicide prevention activists, local pharmacists and members of the firearm community hopes to promote safe storage of firearms to keep Lewis and Clark County families safe.
Montana businesses navigating national ammunition shortage
By: Andrew Curtis - MTN News
Posted at 12:08 PM, Jan 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-27 14:24:34-05
HELENA â We all remember when the COVID-19 pandemic started, a lot of things left store shelves fast.
Basic cooking items, hand sanitizer. Andâ¦
âRight after people figured out they couldnât get enough toilet paper they started thinking about ammunition,â said Capital Sports owner Ed Beall.
Unlike toilet paper, ammo shelves are still emptier than normal.
Gun and ammunition sales often will surge based on hunting season and national events, so a run on ammo in the past chaotic year was expected.
Small business navigating national ammunition shortage
By: Andrew Curtis
and last updated 2021-01-27 13:26:06-05
HELENA â We all remember when the COVID-19 pandemic started, a lot of things left store shelves fast.
Basic cooking items, hand sanitizer. Andâ¦
âRight after people figured out they couldnât get enough toilet paper they started thinking about ammunition,â said Capital Sports owner Ed Beall.
Unlike toilet paper, ammo shelves are still emptier than normal.
Gun and ammunition sales often will surge based on hunting season and national events, so a run on ammo in the past chaotic year was expected.
But for Beall, this time around is different than anything heâs seen.