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Educate soldiers, Army civilian employees and spouses on the safestorage of privately owned firearms1. Determine which soldiers within a command has a privatelyowned firearm.2. Ensure those soldiers and Army civilian employees and theirspouses that own personal firearms understand the importanceof responsible firearm storage in preventing suicide andaccidental homicide.3. Ensure soldiers seeking permission to purchase a firearm arenot at risk for suicidal behavior or other dangerous behavior.Incorporate screening in medical treatment facilities4. Encourage those soldiers who own personal firearms storedoff-post and are determined to be at risk for suicidal behavior or adanger to someone else, to store their weapon in the unit armsroom or with a close friend until the crises has been resolved andthe risk of suicide has been eliminated.Incorporate screening for depression, substance abuse andsuicide risk as a minimum standard of care for assessment inprimary care settings for all MEDCOM supported healthcareprograms – as part of the clinical practice guidelines initiativebeing implemented in the AMEDDSH-2-35