Gun owners' assessment of gun safety policy: their underlying principles and detailed opinions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While gun owners are frequently surveyed, we are not aware of any study that has examined principles held by gun owners that underlie their gun policy opinions, or their opinions about specific provisions of each policy. To find the common ground between gun owners and non-gun owners, this paper aims to answer the following: (1) What underlying principles affects gun owner support for gun policies; (2) how do gun owners' attitudes change depending on the specific provisions within these policies?

Methods

In May 2022, a survey was administered by NORC at the University of Chicago and completed by adult gun owners (n = 1078) online or by phone. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA. The survey used a 5-point Likert scale to evaluate gun owners' principles

SUBMITTER: Grene K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111648 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature