Table 2. Public Awareness of Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) and “Red Flag” Laws Among California Adults, by Firearm Ownership Status, 2020 California Safety and Wellbeing Surveya.
| Awareness statusb | Total (n = 2870) | Firearm ownership status | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonowners (n = 1989) | Firearm owners (n = 529) | Nonowners who live with owners (n = 219) | |||||||||
| No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | P value | No. | % (95% CI) | P value | No. | % (95% CI) | P value | |
| Yes, GVRO only | 464 | 13.9 (12.1-15.8) | 322 | 14.4 (12.3-16.8) | NS | 88 | 13.0 (9.5-17.5) | NS | 39 | 15.0 (9.0-23.8) | NS |
| Yes, red flag law only | 275 | 8.8 (7.5-10.4) | 162 | 7.3 (5.9-9.0) | .004c | 75 | 14.9 (10.6-20.4) | .004d | 20 | 8.4 (4.4-15.5) | NS |
| Yes, both GVRO and red flag law | 427 | 11.0 (9.5-12.8) | 258 | 9.6 (7.8-11.6) | <.001c | 128 | 20.5 (15.9-26.0) | <.001d | 24 | 6.1 (3.7-10.0) | <.001c |
| <.001e | |||||||||||
| Neither GVRO nor red flag | 1688 | 65.6 (63.0-68.1) | 1238 | 68.2 (65.1-71.2) | <.001c | 237 | 51.6 (44.8-58.3) | <.001d | 136 | 70.5 (61.1-78.5) | .001c |
| .001e | |||||||||||
Abbreviation: NS, not significant.
a
Percentages may not sum to 100% because refusals are not shown: 0.7% (95% CI, 0.4-1.3) of respondents did not answer 1 or both questions (n = 16).
b
Respondents were asked, “Have you ever heard of something called a gun violence restraining order?” and “Have you ever heard of something called a 'red flag' law?”
c
Significant difference from firearm owners.
d
Significant difference from nonowners.
e
Significant difference from nonowners who live with owners.