TABLE 3—

Percentage (Weighted) of Law Enforcement Agencies and Gun Retailers Likely to Make Specific Recommendations: US Mountain West States, 2016

	Law Enforcement (n = 448)		Gun Retailers (n = 95)
Recommendation	No.	% (95% CI)	No.	% (95% CI)
Very or somewhat likely to recommend the following if “the gun owner has concerns about the mental health of someone in their home”
Storing at a shooting range	110	24.0 (21.2, 26.7)	22	24.7 (17.2, 32.3)
Storing with family or friends	415	92.7 (91.1, 94.4)	64	67.0 (59.1, 74.9)
Storing with law enforcement—either your agency or another one	335	74.7 (72.0, 77.3)	53	54.6 (46.1, 63.2)
Storing in a gun store/your gun store	168	37.3 (34.3, 40.4)	55	61.4 (53.4, 69.5)
Locking up firearms at home in a safe or gun cabinet when not in use	383	85.6 (83.3, 87.9)	Not asked
Locking firearms in the home using trigger locks, cable locks, or similar devices	373	83.3 (80.9, 85.7)	Not asked
Locking ammunition and firearms separately from each other	389	87.1 (85.0, 89.2)	Not asked
Not having guns in the home when someone is in crisis	415	92.3 (90.4, 94.1)	Not asked
Using quick-opening lockboxes for guns kept for self-protection (e.g., on a nightstand)	277	62.2 (59.0, 65.3)	Not asked
Often or always recommend the following to customers when selling guns
Locking up firearms at home in a safe or gun cabinet when not in use	Not asked		77	81.3 (74.7, 87.9)
Locking firearms in the home using trigger locks, cable locks, or similar devices	Not asked		68	73.8 (66.8, 80.9)
Locking ammunition and firearms separately from each other	Not asked		57	60.2 (51.8, 68.6)
Not having guns in the home when someone is in crisis	Not asked		46	48.2 (39.6, 56.8)
Using quick-opening lockboxes for guns kept for self-protection (e.g., on a nightstand)	Not asked		61	62.2 (53.7, 70.6)

Note. CI = confidence interval.