Table 2.
Firearm Storage and Carriage among Asian American Gun Owners (n = 157).
| Yes | No | Not Sure |
Valid Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | N | |
| Do you know where the gun(s) on your property are stored? | 138 | 87.9 | 19 | 12.1 | N/A | N/A | 157 |
| Are any of the guns on your property stored loaded? | 59 | 42.8 | 73 | 52.9 | 6 | 4.3 | 138 |
| Are any of the guns on your property stored unlocked? | 65 | 47.1 | 68 | 49.3 | 5 | 3.6 | 138 |
| Since the COVID-19 pandemic, have you carried a gun with you more frequently when you were outside your home? | 39 | 38.2 | 63 | 61.8 | N/A | N/A | 102* |
| Reasons for carrying a gun more often** | |||||||
| For protection | 27 | 69.3 | 39 | ||||
| Getting back at someone | 8 | 20.5 | 39 | ||||
| Threatening for getting something from someone | 7 | 18.0 | 39 | ||||
| For fun or excitement | 7 | 18.0 | 39 | ||||
| Gaining respect or status | 4 | 10.3 | 39 | ||||
| For a right | 1 | 2.6 | 39 | ||||
*Only included individuals who indicated personally owning a gun.
**Respondents can choose more than one reason(s).