Survey of Firearm Storage Practices and Preferences Among Parents and Caregivers of Children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The American College of Emergency Physicians supports community- and hospital-based programs that intervene to prevent firearm-related injury. To this end, the distribution of firearm locks or storage devices in the emergency department (ED) may help achieve this target. To inform secure firearm storage programs for households with children and firearms, we examined firearm storage practices, device preferences, and cost tolerance among parents/caregivers of children.

Methods

Between April 2018-November 2019, we conducted and analyzed an in-person survey of 294 caregivers, aged ≥18, with both children and firearms in the home. Surveys assessed reasons for firearm ownership, storage practices and device preferences among five storage-device options, and prices pa

SUBMITTER: Haag MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908524 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature