Lifetime and Past-Year Defensive Gun Use.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Defensive gun use (DGU) is cited as a rationale for permissive firearm-carrying policies; however, no consensus exists on how frequently DGU occurs.

Objective

To examine the frequency of DGU relative to gun violence exposure (GVE) in a sample of firearm owners drawn from a nationally representative sample of US adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used data from a cross-sectional, self-reported survey administered via KnowledgePanel, a probability-based panel, between May 15 and May 28, 2024. Eligible participants were adults residing within the US reporting current firearm access who responded to DGU survey items. Data were analyzed from July to September 2024.

Main outcomes and measures

Primary outcomes were 4 forms of DGU: t

SUBMITTER: Anestis MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature