Assessment of Reasons for Ownership and Attitudes About Policies Among Firearm Owners With and Without Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Given the dangers that firearms in the home pose to children, it is critical to engage parents in effective firearm safety counseling. This requires a broader understanding of how the presence of children in the home is associated with motivations surrounding gun ownership.

Objective

To examine the association of having children in the home and gun owners' attitudes and beliefs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional survey study analyzed data from the National Lawful Use of Guns Survey conducted in 2019. A representative sample of 3698 adult gun owners nationwide were randomly invited to participate, with a 56.5% survey response rate. Survey responses were weighted to account for survey nonresponse and selection bias, and comparison groups

SUBMITTER: Ye GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8760615 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature