Table 4. Prevalence of Firearm and Ammunition Acquisition in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Related Characteristics Among 529 Firearm Owners in the 2020 California Safety and Well-being Survey.
| Behavior | Respondents, % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms | Ammunition | |
| Acquired in response to the pandemic | 2.4 (1.1-5.0) | 8.5 (5.0-14.0) |
| Did not already own a firearm | 43.0 (14.8-76.6) | NA |
| Reasons for acquisitiona | ||
| Lawlessness | 75.9 (27.6-96.3) | 77.1 (46.6-92.8) |
| Prisoner releases | 56.1 (22.0-85.3) | 49.2 (24.6-74.2) |
| Government going too far | 49.2 (17.7-81.3) | 38.5 (17.8-64.4) |
| Government collapse | 38.0 (12.2-73.0) | 52.9 (27.6-76.7) |
| Gun stores closing | 31.1 (9.7-65.4) | 35.8 (15.3-63.3) |
| Hunting | 10.5 (1.4-49.4) | 7.2 (1.8-24.6) |
| Sport shooting | 10.5 (1.4-49.4) | 8.1 (2.7-22.2) |
| Some other reason | 0 | 4.0 (0.9-15.9) |
| Firearm storage | ||
| All guns unloaded and locked up | 62.7 (56.2-68.7) | NA |
| Change in response to pandemic | 0 | NA |
| ≥1 gun(s) loaded and not locked up | 18.0 (13.1-24.1) | NA |
| Change in response to the pandemic | 6.7 (2.7-15.6) | NA |
| Some other way | 18.6 (14.8-23.1) | NA |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Reasons for acquisition are not mutually exclusive.