Voluntary, temporary out-of-home firearm storage: A survey of firearm retailers and ranges in two states.

Autor: Barnard LM; Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: leslie.barnard@ucdenver.edu., Johnson RL; Department of Biostatistics & Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA., Brandspigel S; Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA., Rooney LA; Firearm Injury Policy and Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., McCarthy M; Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA., Meador L; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA., Rivara FP; Firearm Injury Policy and Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Rowhani-Rahbar A; Firearm Injury Policy and Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Knoepke CE; Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA., Fortney JC; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Seattle, WA, USA., Peterson RA; Department of Biostatistics & Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA., Betz ME; Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Adult & Child Consortium for Outcomes Research & Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Preventive medicine [Prev Med] 2022 Dec; Vol. 165 (Pt A), pp. 107220. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107220
Abstrakt: Out-of-home storage of personal firearms is one recommended option for individuals at risk of suicide, and statewide online maps of storage locations have been created in multiple states, including Colorado and Washington. We sought to examine both the extent to which firearm retailers and ranges offer temporary, voluntary firearm storage and the perceived barriers to providing this service. We invited all firearm retailers and ranges in Colorado and Washington to complete an online or mailed survey; eligible sites had to have a physical location where they could provide storage. Between June-July 2021, 137 retailers/ranges completed the survey (response rate = 25.1%). Nearly half (44.5%) of responding firearm retailers/ranges in Colorado and Washington State indicated they had ever provided firearm storage. Among those who had ever offered storage, 80.3% currently offered storage while 19.7% no longer did. The majority (68.6%) of participants had not heard of the Colorado/Washington gun storage maps and 82.5% did not believe they were currently listed on the maps. Respondents indicated liability waivers would most influence their decision about whether to start or continue providing temporary, voluntary storage of firearms. Understanding current practices, barriers, and concerns about providing out-of-home storage by retailers and ranges may support development of more feasible approaches for out-of-home firearm storage during times of suicide risk.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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