Barnard Leslie M, Johnson Rachel L, Brandspigel Sara, Rooney Lauren A, McCarthy Megan, Rivara Frederick P, Rowhani-Rahbar Ali, Knoepke Christopher E, Peterson Ryan A, Betz Marian E
Department of Epidemiology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Inj Epidemiol. 2023 Mar 13;10(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s40621-023-00426-9.
Temporary, voluntary storage of firearms away from the home is a recommended option for individuals with risk of suicide, but it may also be used in other situations (e.g., long trips). Prior work has explored the availability of storage options and the views of storage locations. Little is known about out-of-home storage practices among those who live in homes with firearms (including owners).
We surveyed English-speaking adults (18 or older) in two states (Colorado and Washington) living in a home with a firearm (June-July 2021).
Among the final sample of 1029, most respondents were white (88.1%) and non-Hispanic (85.0%); half were female (50.8%), and the most common age group was ages 35-44 (25.5%). Just over one quarter (27.3%) of respondents indicated they had stored a firearm away from their home/car/garage in the last 5 years. The place most respondents said they were somewhat or very likely to consider was at a family members home (62.7%) or at a self-storage facility (52.5%).
Out-of-home firearm storage is a relatively common practice and endorsed by many gun-owners, suggesting out-of-home storage is feasible for firearm owners as an approach to suicide prevention.
对于有自杀风险的个人，建议将枪支临时、自愿地存放在离家较远的地方，但它也可用于其他情况（如长途旅行）。先前的研究探讨了存储选项的可用性以及存储地点的看法。对于那些家中有枪支的人（包括所有者）的户外存储做法知之甚少。
我们在2021年6月至7月对科罗拉多州和华盛顿州两个州家中有枪支的英语使用者成年人（18岁及以上）进行了调查。
在最终的1029名样本中，大多数受访者是白人（88.1%）和非西班牙裔（85.0%）；一半是女性（50.8%），最常见的年龄组是35 - 44岁（25.5%）。略多于四分之一（27.3%）的受访者表示，他们在过去5年里曾将枪支存放在离家/汽车/车库较远的地方。大多数受访者表示他们有点或非常可能会考虑存放的地方是在家庭成员家中（62.7%）或自助存储设施（52.5%）。
户外枪支存储是一种相对常见的做法，并且得到了许多枪支所有者的认可，这表明户外存储对于枪支所有者作为预防自杀的一种方法是可行的。
