Firearm businesses as partners in suicide prevention: a cross-sectional study of the Gun Shop Project in Colorado, USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Gun Shop Project aims to reduce firearm suicide and is widely implemented in the USA, yet little is known about the core firearm business practices and behaviours that might contribute to preventing firearm suicide.

Methods

Owners or managers of all firearm businesses identified as participants in Colorado's Gun Shop Project were invited to respond to a questionnaire. Data collection occurred from March to May 2021. Analyses included unweighted descriptive statistics with CIs and Pearson χ² tests for categorical associations.

Results

54 firearm businesses participated (response rate: 28%). Under half reported practices that are Gun Shop Project core aspects (range: 14%-45%). 22% of businesses frequently engaged customers on the importance of

SUBMITTER: Wright-Kelly E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703272 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature