More than half of U. S. gun owners do not safely store their guns
Date: February 25, 2018
Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Summary: More than half of gun owners do not safely store all their guns, according to a new survey of 1,444 U.S. gun owners.
Date: February 25, 2018
Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Summary: More than half of gun owners do not safely store all their guns, according to a new survey of 1,444 U.S. gun owners.
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The survey, believed to be the first nationally representative sample in 15 years to examine gun storage practices in U.S. households, found that 54 percent of gun owners reported not storing all their guns safely. The internet-based survey was fielded by the survey research firm GfK Knowledge Networks between March 15 and April 13, 2016.
The survey defined safe storage as all guns stored in a locked gun safe, cabinet or case, locked into a gun rack or stored with a trigger lock or other lock. This definition is based on research showing these practices reduce the risk of unauthorized access or use.
The findings will be published Feb. 22 in the American Journal of Public Health.
