TABLE 2.

Firearm‐related behaviors and beliefs of study participants (N = 1432)

Item	Did not buy during the pandemic (n = 1169), N (%)	Bought firearms in the pandemic (n = 263), N (%)	P
Firearm ownership			<0.001
I own 1 or more firearms	218 (19)	141 (54)
I live with someone who owns 1 or more firearms	218 (19)	100 (38)
I and others in my home own 1 or more firearms	46 (4)	17 (6)
There are no firearms in my home	687 (58)	5 (2)
Experienced firearm violence (shot or threatened with a gun)			<0.001
Yes	215 (18)	194 (74)
No	954 (82)	69 (26)
Know someone who was shot or killed with a firearm			<0.001
Yes	410 (35)	200 (76)
No	759 (65)	63 (24)
If yes, who was this person
Friend	193 (17)	98 (37)
Someone in my neighborhood	134 (12)	57 (22)
Relatives, distant family members	99 (9)	90 (34)
Immediate family member	75 (7)	99 (38)
Coworker/colleague	79 (8)	70 (27)
Fiancé/dating partner	38 (3)	88 (34)
Others	133 (11)	25 (10)
You or someone in your home plan to buy a firearm in the next year			<0.001
Yes	197 (17)	221 (84)
No	784 (67)	31 (12)
Not sure	188 (16)	11 (4)
Businesses and stores that sell/buy/trade firearms and ammunition should be considered as essential services			<0.001
Yes	255 (22)	205 (78)
No	764 (65)	39 (15)
Not sure	150 (12)	19 (7)
Firearm laws in the United States should be
More strict	846 (72)	150 (57)	<0.001
They are about right	250 (21)	93 (35)
Less strict	73 (6)	20 (8)
Wearing face masks in public places may increase the risk of being shot with a firearm			<0.001
Yes	259 (22)	176 (67)
No	591 (51)	63 (24)
Not sure	319 (27)	24 (9)
Did you or someone in your home own a firearm in 2019?			<0.001
Yes	414 (35)	230 (88)
No	755 (65)	33 (12)

N (%) indicates frequency and percentages. P value indicates significance levels.