Older adults complete suicide at a disproportionately higher rate compared to the general population, with firearms the most common means of suicide. State gun laws may be a policy remedy. Less is known about Gun Violence Restricting Order (GVRO) laws, which allow for removal of firearms from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, and their effects on suicide rates among older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of state firearm laws with the incidence of firearm, non-firearm-related, and total suicide among older adults, with a focus on GVRO laws. This is a longitudinal study of US states using data from 2012 to 2016. The outcome variables were firearm, non-firearm and total suicide rates among older adults. Predictor variables were [1] total number of gun laws to assess for impact of overall firearm legislation at the state level, and [2] GVRO laws. The total number of firearm laws, as well as GVRO laws, were negatively associated with firearm-related suicide rate among older adults ages 55–64 and > 65 years-old (p < 0.001). There was a small but significant positive association of total number of firearm laws to non-firearm-related suicide rates and a negative association with total suicide rate. GVRO laws were not significantly associated with non-firearm-related suicide and were negatively associated with total suicide rate. Stricter firearm legislation, as well as GVRO laws, are protective against firearm-relate suicides among older adults.

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美国的枪支暴力限制令法和老年人枪支自杀的影响：纵向调查，2012-2016年。

与一般人群相比，老年人完成自杀的比例要高得多，其中枪支是最常见的自杀方式。州枪法可能是一项政策补救措施。关于枪支暴力限制令（GVRO）的法律知之甚少，该法律允许从被认为对自己或他人构成危险的人中移走枪支，以及枪支对老年人自杀率的影响。这项研究的目的是研究州枪支法律与老年人枪支，非枪支相关和完全自杀的发生率之间的关联，重点是GVRO法律。这是一项使用2012年至2016年数据对美国各州进行的纵向研究。结果变量为老年人的枪支，非枪支和总自杀率。预测变量为[1]评估州一级总体枪支立法影响的枪支法律总数，以及[2] GVRO法律。在55-64岁和65岁以上的老年人中，枪支法的总数以及GVRO法与枪支相关的自杀率呈负相关（p <0.001）。枪支法总数与非枪支相关自杀率之间存在很小但很显着的正相关，而与总自杀率之间却有负相关。GVRO法律与非枪支相关的自杀没有显着关联，而与总自杀率呈负相关。更严格的枪支立法以及GVRO法律保护老年人免受与枪支有关的自杀。以及GVRO法律与55-64岁和65岁以上的老年人的枪支自杀率呈负相关（p <0.001）。枪支法总数与非枪支相关自杀率之间存在很小但很显着的正相关关系，而与总自杀率之间存在负相关关系。GVRO法律与非枪支相关的自杀没有显着关联，而与总自杀率呈负相关。更严格的枪支立法以及GVRO法律保护老年人免受与枪支有关的自杀。以及GVRO法律与55-64岁和65岁以上的老年人的枪支自杀率呈负相关（p <0.001）。枪支法总数与非枪支相关自杀率之间存在很小但很显着的正相关关系，而与总自杀率之间存在负相关关系。GVRO法律与非枪支相关的自杀没有显着关联，而与总自杀率呈负相关。更严格的枪支立法以及GVRO法律保护老年人免受与枪支有关的自杀。枪支法总数与非枪支相关自杀率之间存在很小但很显着的正相关关系，而与总自杀率之间存在负相关关系。GVRO法律与非枪支相关的自杀没有显着关联，而与总自杀率呈负相关。更严格的枪支立法以及GVRO法律保护老年人免受与枪支有关的自杀。枪支法总数与非枪支相关自杀率之间存在很小但很显着的正相关关系，而与总自杀率之间存在负相关关系。GVRO法律与非枪支相关的自杀没有显着关联，而与总自杀率呈负相关。更严格的枪支立法以及GVRO法律保护老年人免受与枪支有关的自杀。