{"id":44987,"date":"2022-10-07T16:02:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/07\/navy-marines-corps-offer-gun-locks-to-prevent-suicide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:52:02","slug":"navy-marines-corps-offer-gun-locks-to-prevent-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/10\/07\/navy-marines-corps-offer-gun-locks-to-prevent-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy, Marine Corps offer gun locks to prevent suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of the U.S. military\u2019s ongoing efforts to stem suicide in the ranks, the Navy and Marine Corps are partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute 200,000 gun locks to installations nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gun locks can be picked up at VA facilities across the country, as well as at local Fleet and Family Support Centers and Marine Corps Community Services locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information for the Military\/Veterans Crisis Line are also printed on the gun locks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thought behind the program is to put up a barrier between a person\u2019s suicidal impulse and taking action on that impulse, according to a Navy release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some cases, it can take less than 10 minutes for someone to think about suicide and then act upon it, according to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t