Differences Between New and Long-Standing US Gun Owners: Results From a National Survey.

• Autores: Joseph Wertz, Deborah Azrael, David Hemenway, Susan B. Sorenson, Matthew Miller
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 108, Nº. 7, 2018, págs. 871-877
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives. To quantify the proportion of current US gun owners who are new to owning firearms and compare new versus long-standing gun owners with respect to their firearms and firearm-related behaviors. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative probability-based online survey conducted in 2015 in the United States. We defined new gun owners as current firearm owners who acquired all of their firearms within the past 5 years, but who lived in a home without a gun at some time over the past 5 years. We defined long-standing firearm owners as all other current gun owners. Results. New gun owners represented 10% of all current US adult gun owners. In addition to being younger than long-standing gun owners, new gun owners were more likely to be liberal, own fewer guns, own handguns, own guns only for protection, and store guns in a safe manner. Conclusions. Gun ownership is dynamic, with approximately 1 million Americans becoming new gun owners each year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]