Firearm ownership for protection in the USA, 2023: results from a nationally representative survey

ObjectiveThis study aims to characterise the motivations of firearm owners and examine whether firearm ownership motivations and carriage varied by state stand your ground law status. MethodsUsing a nationally representative survey of US adults in 2023, we asked firearm owners (n=2477) about their f...

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Published in:	Injury prevention Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 257 - 261
Main Authors:	Degli Esposti, Michelle, Sokol, Rebeccah L, Lee, Daniel B, Wiebe, Douglas J, Cunningham, Rebecca M, Hawryszkiewycz, Alice, Carter, Patrick M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2025 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Attitudes Behavior COVID-19 Decision trees Fatalities Female Firearm Firearm laws & regulations Firearms Firearms - legislation & jurisprudence Firearms - statistics & numerical data Gun violence Hispanic Americans Humans Male Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Motivation Ownership - legislation & jurisprudence Ownership - statistics & numerical data Pandemics Polls & surveys Short report Sociodemographics Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires United States - epidemiology Variables Violence Wounds, Gunshot - prevention & control Young Adult United States United States > US Firearm Surveys Violence
ISSN:	1353-8047, 1475-5785, 1475-5785
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