Identity, experience, and threat: Assessing key correlates of firearm ownership and related behaviors in a representative sample of five US States.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine psychosocial, experiential, and demographic correlates of firearm ownership, carrying, and storage methods. We used a representative survey of 3,510 people living in five US states (Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Texas) conducted in 2022. Individuals provided information on past experiences with firearms, perceptions of threat and neighborhood safety, discrimination, and tolerance of uncertainty alongside demographic items. The analysis was conducted in November 2022. Past experiences with firearms and prior victimization are associated with increased firearm ownership and carrying practices. Threat sensitivity is associated with owning more guns while poorer perceptions of neighborhood safety correspond with owning fewer guns but

SUBMITTER: Semenza DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature