Table 4.
Gunstock among veteran firearm owners
| Average number of guns | Distribution of guns among veterans | Proportion of veterans owning each type of firearm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 95% CI | 1 gun (%) |
2 guns (%) |
3–5 guns (%) |
6+ guns (%) |
Pistol (%) |
Revolver (%) |
Rifle (%) |
Shotgun (%) |
|
| All veteransa | 6.1 | (4.2, 7.9) | 22.9 | 21.1 | 25.6 | 30.5 | 58.3 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 52.4 |
| Males | 6.2 | (4.2, 8.1) | 23.2 | 20.8 | 26.3 | 29.8 | 58.0 | 39.8 | 59.8 | 52.6 |
| Females | 4.5 | (2.6, 6.4) | 17.6 | 26.7 | 10.7 | 45.0 | 62.3 | 44.3 | 63.2 | 49.8 |
| Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 8.4 | (1.5, 15.2) | 23.4 | 17.2 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 58.2 | 33.6 | 63.4 | 46.3 |
| Midwest | 5.2 | (3.2, 7.2) | 17.7 | 25.9 | 22.6 | 33.9 | 53.4 | 29.2 | 70.5 | 61.3 |
| South | 4.8 | (3.9, 5.8) | 26.2 | 19.8 | 24.2 | 29.8 | 62.0 | 47.4 | 55.5 | 52.8 |
| West | 8.2 | (1.0, 15.4) | 19.8 | 22.2 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 54.3 | 38.0 | 58.0 | 47.4 |
| VHA use | ||||||||||
| Any VHA care | 5 | (3.8, 6.1) | 22.2 | 18.9 | 28.5 | 30.4 | 51.6 | 45.5 | 57.5 | 56.2 |
| No VHA care | 6.4 | (4.0, 8.8) | 23.2 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 30.3 | 60.2 | 38.5 | 60.6 | 51.1 |
| Recent serviceb | ||||||||||
| Yes | 4.2 | (3.1, 5.4) | 24.9 | 18.5 | 24.9 | 31.6 | 61.5 | 31.5 | 52.6 | 55.3 |
| No | 6.4 | (4.2, 8.5) | 22.4 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 30.5 | 58.1 | 41.3 | 60.9 | 52.2 |
aamong veterans who own any firearm
VHA, Veterans Health Administration. “Any VHA services” indicates a veteran who indicates they received any healthcare through the VHA in the last 12 months
bRecent veterans include those whose last year of active duty was 2002 or later