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OBJECTIVES: To provide a nationally representative estimate of the proportion of gun owners who report a child has independent access to one of their guns, and to describe characteristics of these gun owners relative to other gun-owning parents. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of online survey data collected in 2019 from a nationally representative sample of US adults in households with firearms (n = 4030, response 65%). The sample comprised gun-owning respondents living in homes with children (n = 689) who were asked questions about their firearms, including how they were stored, and about who other than themselves had access to their guns: "If you were not there, who in your household could get one of your guns (and load it if it is not loaded already) if they needed to?" RESULTS: Twelve percent of US gun owners in homes with children report that a child has independent access to one of their guns (about one-fifth of those having children under age 12 years only). Gun owners who reported child access were more likely than those who reported no child access to store guns unlocked and loaded, but still one-fifth of those reporting access stored all guns locked and unloaded. CONCLUSIONS: We find that more than 10% of gun owners with children report that a child can independently access one of their guns, including parents who store all guns locked and unloaded suggesting that guidance to parents should focus on access in addition to firearm storage.
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Armas de Fogo , Adulto , Humanos , Criança , Estudos Transversais , Características da Família , Pais , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
[RESUMEN]. Objetivos. Calcular la opinión pública en los Estados Unidos, general y según la posesión o no de armas de fuego, acerca de los lugares públicos donde debe permitirse a los dueños legales de armas de fuego portarlas. Métodos. Aplicamos una encuesta en línea a 3 949 adultos, incluida una sobrerrepresentación de propietarios de armas de fuego y exmilitares, en abril del 2015. Usamos tabulaciones cruzadas con ponderaciones de la encuesta para generar cálculos representativos a nivel nacional. Resultados. Menos de uno de cada tres adultos estadounidenses apoyaron la portación de armas de fuego en cualquiera de los sitios especificados. El apoyo para la portación en público fue sistemáticamente mayor entre los propietarios de armas de fuego que entre quienes no poseen armas de fuego. En términos generales, el apoyo para la portación en público fue menor en el caso de las escuelas (19%; intervalo de confianza de 95% [IC] = 16,7, 21,1), los bares (18%; IC de 95% = 15,9, 20,6) y los estadios deportivos (17%; IC de 95% = 15,0, 19,5). Conclusiones. La mayoría de los estadounidenses, incluida la mayoría de los propietarios de armas de fuego, apoyan la restricción de los lugares públicos donde los propietarios autorizados de armas de fuego pueden portarlas. Esta perspectiva contrasta notablemente con la tendencia actual en las legislaturas estatales de ampliar los lugares donde pueden portarse armas de fuego en público, al igual que cómo y por quiénes. Las leyes estatales recientes y la propuesta de legislación federal que obligaría a los estados a respetar las licencias de portación oculta de otros estados no son acordes con la opinión pública estadounidense.
[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To estimate US public opinion, overall and by gun ownership status, about the public places where legal gun owners should be allowed to carry firearms. Methods. We fielded an online survey among 3949 adults, including an oversample of gun owners and veterans, in April 2015. We used cross-tabulations with survey weights to generate nationally representative estimates. Results. Fewer than 1 in 3 US adults supported gun carrying in any of the specified venues. Support for carrying in public was consistently higher among gun owners than among non–gun owners. Overall, support for carrying in public was lowest for schools (19%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 16.7, 21.1), bars (18%; 95% CI = 15.9, 20.6), and sports stadiums (17%; 95% CI = 15.0, 19.5). Conclusions. Most Americans, including most gun owners, support restricting public places legal gun owners can carry firearms. These views contrast sharply with the current trend in state legislatures of expanding where, how, and by whom guns can be carried in public. Recent state laws and proposed federal legislation that would force states to honor out-of-state concealed carry permits are out of step with American public opinion.
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Armas de Fogo , Morte , Homicídio , Suicídio , Violência , Estados Unidos , Armas de Fogo , Morte , Homicídio , Suicídio , Violência , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The prevalence and immigration-related correlates of deliberate self-injury (DSI) and suicidal ideation (SI) were estimated in a sample of Boston public high school students in 2006. Compared with U.S.-born youth, immigrant youth were not at increased risk for DSI or SI, even if they had experienced discrimination due to their ancestry. By contrast, U.S.-born youth who reported having been discriminated against because of their ancestry had an increased risk of deliberate self-injury (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.6-5.9) and suicidal ideation (OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.2-3.8). The combination of being U.S.-born and experiencing ancestry-based discrimination identifies youth at increased risk for suicidal behavior.