Mandatory handgun purchase delays reduce firearm-related suicides by 2-5% (with no statistically significant increase in non-firearm suicides). The delays have no statistically significant impact on the homicide rate.

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Mandatory handgun purchase delays reduce firearm-related suicides by 2-5% (with no statistically significant increase in non-firearm suicides). The delays have no statistically significant impact on the homicide rate.