Assessment of Firearm Storage Practices in the US, 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Secure firearm storage may help reduce firearm injury and death. Broad implementation requires more granular assessments of firearm storage practices and greater clarity on circumstances that may prevent or promote the use of locking devices.

Objective

To develop a more thorough understanding of firearm storage practices, obstacles to using locking devices, and circumstances in which firearm owners would consider locking unsecured firearms.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional, nationally representative survey of adults residing in 5 US states who owned firearms was administered online between July 28 and August 8, 2022. Participants were recruited via probability-based sampling.

Main outcomes and measures

Firearm storage practices wer

SUBMITTER: Anestis MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982690 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature