Political violence, racial violence, and new gun ownership: results from the 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

U.S. firearm sales surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many purchases by first-time firearm owners. The 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy sought to understand the public health implications of this surge by comparing the purchasing motivations and firearm policy views of pandemic-era first-time purchasers to prior gun owners.

Methods

We fielded a nationally representative public opinion survey of U.S. adults (n = 3096) from 1/4/23 to 2/6/23. We oversampled for gun owners and Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans. Survey weights were applied to generate representative estimates. New gun owners were identified through affirmative responses to: "Have you bought any guns since January 1, 2020?" and "Did you buy your first gun after January 1, 2020?" Recent purch

SUBMITTER: Valek R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378614 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature