TABLE 3—
Law Enforcement (n = 448) |
Gun Retailers (n = 95) |
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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.