State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949-2020. [PDF]
Data Brief, 2023 This dataset expands an existing proxy for U.S. household gun ownership rates, known as the rate of firearm suicides divided by all suicides (FSS), covering 1949–2020, with newly added data for the 1949–1972 period.
Kang M, Rasich E.
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Differences in beliefs about COVID-19 by gun ownership: a cross-sectional survey of Texas adults. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives We investigated the association between gun ownership and perceptions about COVID-19 among Texas adults as the pandemic emerged. We considered perceived likelihood that the pandemic would lead to civil unrest, perceived importance of taking ...
Johnson RM +6 more
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Sexual Dysfunction and Gun Ownership in America: When Hard Data Meet a Limp Theory. [PDF]
Am J Mens Health, 2021 Although there has been no direct empirical evidence linking sexual dysfunction (SD) with gun ownership, speculation has been widespread and persistent for decades. In this paper, we formally examine the association between SD and gun ownership.
Hill TD +5 more
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Happiness is a warm gun? Gun ownership and happiness in the United States (1973-2018). [PDF]
SSM Popul Health, 2020 Although there is no empirical evidence linking gun ownership with happiness, speculation is widespread. In this paper, we assess the association between gun ownership and happiness.
Hill TD +3 more
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SSM Popul Health, 2019 Americans can be divided into two groups: those who own guns and those who do not. Although people who own guns and people who do not own guns are often separated along social, cultural, and political lines, it is unclear whether these divisions might ...
Dowd-Arrow B, Hill TD, Burdette AM.
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The descriptive epidemiology of brand-specific gun ownership in the US: results from the 2019 National Lawful Use of Guns Survey. [PDF]
Inj Epidemiol, 2021 Background No previous study has identified the specific brands of guns owned by gun owners. This study aimed to: (1) ascertain and describe patterns of brand- and model-specific gun ownership among US gun owners; and (2) investigate the relationship ...
Siegel M +4 more
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Gun ownership for political protection or armed political expression: a nationally representative analysis of differences in 2025 vs. 2023. [PDF]
Inj EpidemiolBackground Reasons for gun ownership have shifted from primarily for hunting, to protection from other people, and increasingly for concerns about political violence. In 2023, these reasons differed by party affiliation.
Ward JA +4 more
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Size Matters? Penis Dissatisfaction and Gun Ownership in America. [PDF]
Am J Mens HealthIn this study, we formally examine the association between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. The primary hypothesis, derived from the psychosexual theory of gun ownership, asserts that men who are more dissatisfied with the size of
Hill TD +5 more
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Changing the narrative: Socioeconomic determinants, not gun ownership, drive global homicide rates across 237 countries and territories. [PDF]
Dialogues HealthIntentional homicide is defined as the unlawful taking of a human life with the intent to cause death or serious injury. Gun ownership is often at the forefront of debates regarding IH, but few have explored this relationship worldwide.
Kastle RA +5 more
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Political violence, racial violence, and new gun ownership: results from the 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy. [PDF]
Inj EpidemiolBackground U.S. firearm sales surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many purchases by first-time firearm owners. The 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy sought to understand the public health implications of this surge by comparing the purchasing ...
Valek R, Ward JA, Jones V, Crifasi CK.
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