TABLE 4.

Perceived impact of changes in firearm sales during the pandemic (N = 1432)

	Did not buy during the pandemic (N = 1169)		Bought firearms during the pandemic (N = 263)
Group	Will have increased access to firearms, n (%)	Access to firearms will decrease, n (%)	Will have increased access to firearms, n (%)	Access to firearms will decrease, n (%)	P
Adult men	798 (68)	58 (5)	105 (40)	49 (19)	<0.001
Adult women	692 (59)	77 (7)	98 (37)	65 (25)	<0.001
Children	529 (45)	135 (12)	70 (27)	50 (19)	<0.001
Mentally ill people	528 (45)	150 (13)	64 (24)	70 (27)	<0.001
Criminals/convicts	569 (49)	108 (9)	82 (31)	62 (24)	<0.001
Drug users/dealers	600 (51)	101 (9)	78 (30)	57 (22)	<0.001
Older adults (>65 years)	476 (41)	122 (10)	63 (24)	70 (27)	<0.001

Public health outcomes	Will increase (%)	Will decrease (%)	Will increase (%)	Will decrease (%)
Suicides	681 (58)	55 (5)	88 (34)	41 (16)	<0.001
Murder/homicides	647 (55)	104 (9)	64 (24)	72 (28)	<0.001
Mass shootings	530 (45)	161 (14)	77 (29)	56 (21)	<0.001
School bullying/dating violence	385 (33)	153 (13)	57 (22)	71 (27)	<0.001
School shootings	430 (37)	212 (18)	61 (23)	76 (29)	<0.001
Domestic violence	738 (63)	75 (6)	82 (31)	69 (26)	<0.001
Workplace harassment	332 (28)	164 (14)	56 (21)	79 (30)	<0.001
Accidental firing/unintentional injuries and deaths	716 (61)	100 (9)	80 (30)	68 (26)	<0.001
Police officers shooting citizens	504 (43)	98 (8)	66 (25)	68 (26)	<0.001
Citizens shooting police officers	445 (38)	105 (9)	54 (20)	75 (29)	<0.001
Crime in general	570 (49)	117 (10)	78 (30)	59 (22)	<0.001
Fear and hostility in the society	720 (62)	81 (7)	88 (33)	67 (26)	<0.001
Safety in the society	230 (20)	479 (41)	61 (23)	62 (24)	<0.001

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