In the US in 2015, Firearms Were the Main Means Used in Used

question 12

Multiple Choice

In the U.S. in 2015, firearms were the main means used in __________.

• A)under 12 percent of completed suicides
• B)approximately 23 percent of completed suicides
• C)35 percent of all completed suicides
• D)almost half of all completed suicides
• E)slightly less than 69 percent of all completed suicides

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