Firearm purchasing and storage during the COVID-19 pandemic
Firearm purchasing and storage during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI：
10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043872
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发表时间：
2021-02-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Rivara, Frederick P.
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作者：
Lyons, Vivian H.;Haviland, Miriam J.;Rivara, Frederick P.
为了更好地了解在COVID-19大流行期间购买和储存枪支的动机，我们使用Amazon Mechanical Turk对自2020年1月1日以来为应对COVID-19而购买和没有购买枪支的个人进行了在线调查。调查于2020年5月1日至5日进行。我们询问了购买动机、储存做法的变化以及因COVID-19而对自己或他人的担忧。共有1105名受访者。大多数购买枪支的人这样做是为了保护自己免受人的伤害。在为应对COVID-19而购买枪支而没有家庭枪支所有权的受访者中，39.7%的人报告至少有一把枪支未上锁。在COVID-19期间，为改善枪支相关安全而做出的公共卫生努力应考虑增加获得培训的机会，并围绕激发新枪支购买的担忧制定信息。
To better understand motivations behind purchase and storage of firearms during the COVID-19 pandemic, we used Amazon Mechanical Turk to conduct an online survey of individuals who did and did not purchase a firearm since 1 January 2020 in response to COVID-19. The survey was fielded between 1 and 5 May 2020. We asked about motivations for purchase, changes in storage practices and concern for themselves or others due to COVID-19. There were 1105 survey respondents. Most people who purchased a firearm did so to protect themselves from people. Among respondents who had purchased a firearm in response to COVID-19 without prior household firearm ownership, 39.7% reported at least one firearm was stored unlocked. Public health efforts to improve firearm-related safety during COVID-19 should consider increasing access to training and framing messages around the concerns motivating new firearm purchase.