Owner Willingness to Temporarily Store Firearms With Firearm Retailers and Law Enforcement Agencies.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Voluntary and temporary firearm storage outside the home in times of heightened risk, including where unauthorized access may be possible, may reduce firearm deaths. Firearm retailers and law enforcement agencies may provide this storage, but little is known regarding variability among firearm owners and their households in their willingness to use these 2 storage resources, and whether lockers within retailers would increase willingness.

Objective

To determine the willingness of firearm owners and their households to voluntarily and temporarily store firearms with retailers and law enforcement agencies.

Design, setting, and participants

In this survey study, a nationally representative sample of US adults was surveyed online in May 2024 cross-sectionally.<

SUBMITTER: Paruk J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature