Jim Ryan - ABC News - October 30, 2023 - KRDO’s Morning News

The total number of suicides among military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, but the percentage of active-duty troops who took their own lives rose slightly over the same period. 70% of suicides among enlistees involve a firearm and an independent committee earlier this year recommended that the Dept. of Defense implement a series of gun-safety measures for active-duty personnel and reservists. So far, Def. Sec. Lloyd Austin has shied away from including such measures in the Pentagon’s suicide-prevention initiatives.