Man who shot himself in Lynnwood pawn shop brought ammunition

Police say the man who fatally shot himself at a pawn shop near here Tuesday evening brought his own ammunition. more...

Another suicide at a local gun shop

Orange County Deputies have released the name of a man who they believe commited suicide Wednesday night at the Riegs Gun Shop at 5512 South Orange Blossom Trail. more...

NH suicide prevention council works with gun shop owners

A group is trying to reduce the suicide rate in New Hampshire by working with gun shop owners after three people killed themselves within a week just hours after purchasing guns. more...

Mom kills son, then self at shooting range

A central Florida woman who fatally shot her son then killed herself at a shooting range wrote in suicide notes to her boyfriend that she was trying to save her son. more...

Gun range twins made suicide pact

The identical Victorian twins who were shot simultaneously in the head at a Colorado shooting range had made a suicide pact, police say. more...

Shooting range death 2nd in a week

A woman rented a handgun at a gun range, exchanged it for a smaller weapon, then used it to shoot herself in the head -- the second fatal shooting at Wade's Gun Shop in six days. more...

Gun range suicide hits Agoura again

Over the years, Robert Kramer, 57, periodically visited the Agoura Hills Target Range. Although Jim Davis, owner of the range, hadn't seen Kramer for several months, he had known him for more than 15 years and was always happy to see his old friend come in to shoot. more...

Suicide and Gun Control

Most of us are aware of the grim statistics. Someone dies by suicide in the United States every 17 minutes, for a total each year of more than 30,000. Few of us, however, are aware that 57 percent of those who kill themselves do so with a gun. more...

Pawn shop employee killed, shooter hospitalized

Clinton Police Chief Rick Scarbrough says that shooting victim Larry Snellings, an employee of the South Clinton Pawn Shop, has died of his injuries.more...


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