Always at the Ready: Fears, Threats, and Unsafe Gun Storage in Households With Children.
Violence Vict
; 37(4): 441-458, 2022 08 01.
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| ID: mdl-35896329
ABSTRACT
Guns are present in many households in the U.S., including those with children. Safe storage of guns at home can mitigate the increased risks of both the unintentional and intentional injury that in-home gun access presents; yet estimates suggest fewer than half of gun owners store their weapon(s) safely. Unsafe storage in homes with children is especially problematic given that gun-owning parents make incorrect assumptions about both children's awareness of firearm storage locations, and their actions upon encountering an unsecured gun. There is limited identification and understanding of why some parents do not engage in safe storage practices. Using 2019 survey data from an internet-based sample of gun-owning adults with children at home, this study explores various potential correlates of unsafe storage. Findings suggest that unsafe storage occurs not in response to crime/victimization fears, but from broader, group- and status-based threats. Understanding the complex factors preventing gun-owning parents from implementing safe storage practices has important implications for both victimization scholarship and public health/injury prevention efforts.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Armas de Fogo
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Violence Vict
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Albânia