Suicides make up majority of gun deaths, but remain overlooked in gun violence debate

Maura Condon Umble and her son, Alex Patrick Umble. (Maura Umble)https://play.podtrac.com/npr-191676894/ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2024/04/20240416_me_suicides_make_up_majority_of_gun_deaths_but_remain_overlooked_in_gun_violence_debate.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1003&aggIds=1241382501&d=436&p=3&story=1243924108&ft=nprml&f=1243924108
It was an early summer morning in 2018, and Alex Patrick Umble’s family hadn’t heard from him. His mother, Maura Condon Um