Lock up your guns. It could prevent a suicide.

This commentary is by Seton McIlroy, the executive director of GunSense Vermont.September is Suicide Prevention Month. Last year, 140 Vermonters died by suicide, and nearly two-thirds of these deaths involved a firearm. This is why GunSense Vermont promotes Vermont’s secure storage laws. Not only does secure storage prevent children from accessing firearms in the home, but it also helps to prevent or delay a suicidal person from accessing a gun.In the most recent Vermont Youth Risk Behavi