ArticleAmerican journal of public health2018
Storage Practices of US Gun Owners in 2016.
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- Correlates of dangerous firearm storage among a representative sample of firearm owners across nine states.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2024Article
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- Adolescent firearm suicides in the United States: exploring racial and ethnic differences, 2004-2020.Youth & society · 2024Article
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- A Study of Households with Children and Firearms in Baltimore, Maryland.Journal of community health · 2024Article
- Firearm ownership and storage among US college students: results from the healthy minds study, 2021-2022.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Differences in reasons for secure and unsecure firearm storage: Results from a representative cross-sectional study of nine states.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Firearm Storage Behaviors - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Eight States, 2021-2022.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine gun storage practices and factors influencing those practices among gun owners.
methodsWe conducted a nationally representative online survey of US gun owners (n = 1444) in 2016 to assess gun storage practices and attitudes, factors influencing storage practices, and groups that might effectively communicate regarding safe storage. We generated descriptive statistics by using cross-tabulations and used logistic regression to estimate characteristics that influenced safe storage practices.
resultsForty-six percent of gun owners reported safely storing all of their guns. Factors associated with higher odds of reporting safe storage were having a child in the home (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03, 2.03), only owning handguns (AOR = 1.84; 95% CI = 1.24, 2.73), and reporting that storage decisions were influenced by a gun safety course (AOR = 2.05; 95% CI = 1.54, 2.74) or discussions with family members (AOR = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.05, 1.86). Gun owners ranked law enforcement, hunting or outdoors groups, active-duty military, and the National Rifle Association as most effective in communicating safe storage practices.
conclusionsPublic health campaigns to promote safe gun storage should consider partnering with groups that garner respect among gun owners for their experience with safe use of guns.
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