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Table 3 Awareness of and outreach for Firearm storage maps

From: Practices, knowledge, and concerns for out-of-home firearm storage among those with access to firearms: results from a survey in two states

 

Firearm owner (N = 696) (%)

Firearm non-owner* (N = 326) (%)

Overall (N = 1022) (%)

p value**

Have you heard of the Colorado/Washington gun storage map?

   

 < 0.001

  Yes

24.4

7.4

19.0

 

  No

75.6

92.6

81.0

 

Would you view it as positive or negative if you learned a gun retailer or shooting range in your community was listed on the map?

   

0.002

  Positive

76.7

70.6

74.8

 

  Negative

5.7

3.1

4.9

 

  Neither

17.5

26.4

20.4

 

Would you view it as positive or negative if you learned a law enforcement agency in your community was listed on the map?

    

  Positive

68.0

66.0

67.3

 

  Negative

11.5

9.5

10.9

 

  Neither

20.5

24.5

21.8

 

What would be the best ways to share information in your community about options for voluntary, temporary firearm storage away from the home? (Please select the three best ways)

    

  Information posted in community locations

30.6

35.6

32.2

 

  Information provided at point-of-sale for firearms

59.2

55.2

57.9

 

  TV

36.1

35.3

35.8

 

  Radio

23.0

18.7

21.6

 

  Newspapers

21.4

18.1

20.4

 

  Internet

55.5

55.8

55.6

 

  Social media

43.5

46.6

44.5

 

  Sharing information via health care and mental health providers

25.6

39.9

30.1

 < 0.001

  Other

27 (3.9

3.4

3.7

 
  1. *Defined as all people living in gun owning homes who are not the firearm owner
  2. **Only p-values less than 0.05 are presented