TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Gun purchasing behaviours during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, March to mid-July 2020
JO  - International review of psychiatry
A1  - Crifasi, Cassandra K.
A1  - Ward, Julie A.
A1  - McGinty, Emma E.
A1  - Webster, Daniel W.
A1  - Barry, Colleen L.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - We sought to characterize gun and ammunition purchasing during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic using a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. We fielded a survey using NORC's Amerispeak Panel between 7 and 22 July 2020 (survey completion rate = 91.1%, N = 1337). We used survey-weighted data to calculate the proportion of adults who purchased a gun during this time period and types of guns and amount of ammunition purchased. Between March and mid-July 2020, 6% of adults purchased a gun and 9% bought ammunition. Of those purchasing a gun, 34% were first-time purchasers. Among those purchasing ammunition, 19% reported purchasing more than usual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic while 27% purchased less than usual. An estimated 6,451,163 adults bought guns for the first time between March and mid-July 2020. Increases in gun purchasing, particularly among first-time gun owners, could pose significant short- and long-term implications for public health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-0261
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2021.1901669
ID  - ref1
ER  -