Factors Associated with Secure Firearm Storage Among U.S. Gun Owners DOI Creative Commons
James A. Densley, David C. Pyrooz, Jillian K. Peterson

et al.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 1, 2025

This study examines the prevalence of secure firearm storage behaviors through direct and indirect measures, identifies associated factors, provides insights for targeted public health interventions to reduce gun injury. A cross-sectional survey 10,000 respondents designed be representative U.S. adults was administered online in January 2024. Respondents self-reported ownership practices measured directly (locked unloaded) indirectly ("If you need your middle night, approximately how long would it take have ready use?"). Multivariable logistic regression models determined demographic, socio-economic, firearm-related correlates storage. Approximately half owners reported storing their firearms locked unloaded, while two-thirds having access under 60 seconds. Secure more common among women, individuals with children home, those who owned fewer firearms, whose primary use hunting, sport, or collection. Unsecure prevalent fears being shot various contexts, including at neighborhood, work. Certain demographic contextual notably, victimization history, political orientation, presence child laws, were according one measure but not other, highlighting differences these are measured. Firearm largely driven by perceptions safety, efforts that address fear tailor messaging groups less likely store securely.

Language: Английский

Hate Crime as Social Control: Integrating Black's Theories of Conflict Management and Social Time DOI

Marian J. Borg,

Eaven Holder

Sociological Inquiry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 26, 2025

Despite three decades of hate crime research encompassing both group threat theories and micro‐level perspectives, the social milieu explaining bias‐motivated remains inconclusive. Empirical inconsistencies regarding dynamics structural features conducive to suggest need for alternative frameworks understanding behavior. We integrate Black's theory control with his time offer one such that positions as a distinct form conflict management its own unique “conflict structure.” Focusing on case unit analysis, we specify conditions define structure cases, including absence control, distance lack cross‐cutting ties, economic, relational, cultural marginality. Further, consider how changes in vertical, dimensions structures may impact prevalence crime. Our approach offers testable propositions, emphasizes importance case‐level longitudinal data, suggests long‐term strategies bias prevention.

Language: Английский

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Factors Associated with Secure Firearm Storage Among U.S. Gun Owners DOI Creative Commons
James A. Densley, David C. Pyrooz, Jillian K. Peterson

et al.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 1, 2025

This study examines the prevalence of secure firearm storage behaviors through direct and indirect measures, identifies associated factors, provides insights for targeted public health interventions to reduce gun injury. A cross-sectional survey 10,000 respondents designed be representative U.S. adults was administered online in January 2024. Respondents self-reported ownership practices measured directly (locked unloaded) indirectly ("If you need your middle night, approximately how long would it take have ready use?"). Multivariable logistic regression models determined demographic, socio-economic, firearm-related correlates storage. Approximately half owners reported storing their firearms locked unloaded, while two-thirds having access under 60 seconds. Secure more common among women, individuals with children home, those who owned fewer firearms, whose primary use hunting, sport, or collection. Unsecure prevalent fears being shot various contexts, including at neighborhood, work. Certain demographic contextual notably, victimization history, political orientation, presence child laws, were according one measure but not other, highlighting differences these are measured. Firearm largely driven by perceptions safety, efforts that address fear tailor messaging groups less likely store securely.

Language: Английский

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