Table 3. Firearm Storage Practices Broken Down by Full Sample, Reasons for Ownership, and Types of Firearms Owned.
| Firearm storage | Weighted % (95% CI)a | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 2152) | Reason for firearm ownership | Type of firearm owned | |||||||
| Home protection (n = 1927) | Carry/out of home (n = 1109) | Hunting (n = 1279) | Occupation (n = 141) | Heirloom (n = 937) | Handgun only (n = 515) | Long gun only (n = 242) | Both types (n = 1394) | ||
| Unlocked, hidden | 58.3 (55.9-60.6) | 59.4 (56.9-61.9) | 64.4 (61.1-67.5) | 57.4 (54.3-60.5) | 62.4 (52.9-71.0) | 62.4 (58.9-65.8) | 56.3 (51.3-61.1) | 55.2 (48.1-62.1) | 59.5 (56.5-62.4) |
| Unlocked, not hidden | 17.9 (16.2-19.8) | 18.9 (17.0-21.0) | 24.1 (21.3-27.0) | 21.7 (19.3-24.4) | 23.7 (16.6-32.8) | 22.7 (19.8-25.8) | 9.9 (7.3-13.3) | NR | 22.1 (19.7-24.6) |
| Keyed/PIN/dial | |||||||||
| Cable lock | 19.3 (17.5-21.4) | 19.9 (18.0-22.1) | 22.2 (19.5-25.1) | 20.5 (18.1-23.1) | 24.1 (17.0-33.1) | 18.4 (15.8-21.4) | 19.8 (16.1-24.2) | NR | 20.8 (18.4-23.3) |
| In-vehicle lock | 7.1 (5.9-8.4) | 7.8 (6.5-9.3) | 12.6 (10.6-15.0) | 7.9 (6.4-9.7) | NR | 8.9 (7.0-11.2) | NR | NR | 9.5 (7.8-11.4) |
| Trigger lock | 11.8 (10.4-13.4) | 12.1 (10.6-13.9) | 12.8 (10.7-15.1) | 13.4 (11.5-15.7) | NR | 14.0 (11.7-16.7) | 8.6 (6.3-11.7) | NR | 13.9 (11.9-16.0) |
| Gun safe | 32.4 (30.2-34.7) | 33.3 (31.0-35.7) | 40.0 (36.8-43.3) | 44.6 (41.6-47.7) | 45.8 (36.6-55.3) | 43.6 (40.1-47.2) | 7.0 (4.8-10.1) | 16.5 (11.4-23.2) | 44.7 (41.7-47.7) |
| Clamshell | 5.9 (4.8-7.3) | 6.4 (5.2-7.9) | 9.1 (7.2-11.4) | 5.7 (4.3-7.4) | NR | 6.9 (5.1-9.3) | NR | NR | 6.6 (5.2-8.4) |
| Gun cabinet | 11.4 (9.9-13.1) | 11.7 (10.1-13.5) | 13.1 (10.9-15.6) | 16.9 (14.6-19.4) | NR | 16.8 (14.2-19.8) | NR | NR | 15.1 (13.0-17.5) |
| Small lockbox/hard case | 13.9 (12.4-15.6) | 14.5 (12.8-16.3) | 17.8 (15.4-20.4) | 13.2 (11.3-15.3) | NR | 13.0 (10.8-15.6) | 15.8 (12.5-19.7) | NR | 15.2 (13.2-17.4) |
| Other key/PIN/dial locking device | 2.5 (1.9-3.4) | 2.5 (1.8-3.3) | 2.9 (2.0-4.2) | 3.4 (2.5-4.6) | NR | 3.5 (2.4-5.1) | NR | NR | 3.2 (2.3-4.3) |
| Biometric | |||||||||
| Cable lock | 1.7 (1.2-2.5) | 1.9 (1.3-2.7) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 2.4 (1.6-3.6) |
| In-vehicle lock | 3.5 (2.7-4.7) | 3.8 (2.9-5.0) | 6.3 (4.8-8.3) | 3.8 (2.7-5.3) | NR | 3.9 (2.5-5.9) | NR | NR | 4.8 (3.5-6.4) |
| Trigger lock | 3.8 (3.0-4.8) | 4.0 (3.1-5.1) | 5.0 (3.8-6.7) | 4.4 (3.3-5.8) | NR | 4.3 (3.0-6.1) | NR | NR | 4.1 (3.1-5.5) |
| Gun safe | 15.6 (13.9-17.5) | 16.8 (15.0-18.9) | 20.5 (17.9-23.3) | 16.5 (14.2-19.1) | 29.7 (22.0-38.6) | 15.7 (13.3-18.5) | 15.6 (12.4-19.5) | NR | 17.9 (15.7-20.4) |
| Clamshell | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Gun cabinet | 2.8 (2.1-3.8) | 3.0 (2.2-4.0) | 3.3 (2.3-4.8) | 3.6 (2.6-5.0) | NR | NR | NR | NR | 4.1 (3.1-5.5) |
| Small lockbox/hard case | 8.3 (7.0-9.7) | 8.7 (7.4-10.3) | 11.2 (9.2-13.5) | 8.2 (6.7-10.1) | NR | 8.4 (6.7-10.7) | 8.8 (6.3-12.2) | NR | 9.2 (7.6-11.1) |
| Other key/PIN/dial locking device | 1.7 (1.2-2.5) | 1.9 (1.3-2.7) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1.8 (1.1-2.7) |
Abbreviations: NR, not reported; PIN, personal identification number.
a
Weighted percentage estimate and 95% CI representing fewer than 30 participants are unstable and therefore not reported. In addition, 9 participants reported owning a firearm for another reason; since this entire column was not reported due to all percentages representing cell sizes of less than 30, this column is not shown.