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  "path": "/2026/06/15/repub/firearms-drive-majority-of-veteran-suicides-federal-data-shows/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T14:00:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Health Care",
    "Department of Veterans Affairs",
    "Everytown for Gun Safety",
    "firearms",
    "gun violence",
    "suicide",
    "veterans suicides"
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  "textContent": "Veterans in the United States die by suicide at higher rates than the general population, and firearms are involved in most of those deaths, according to a new analysis of federal data. The report, released by Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun violence prevention advocacy group, analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs […]",
  "title": "Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows"
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