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Gun Suicide Rates In Rural Areas Higher Than Rest Of U.S.

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More than half of suicides in the U.S. are carried out with a gun. In rural Illinois, more than 80 percent of gun-related deaths were suicides.

Madelyn Beck (@MadelynBeck8) of Illinois Newsroom reports on what's being done to address the problem.

This segment aired on July 3, 2018.

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