Vehicle Firearm Storage: Prevalence and Correlates in a Sample of Male Firearm Owners

Authors

Raymond P. Tucker, Louisiana State UniversityFollow
Jeff Powers, Louisiana State University
Sarah Pardue-Bourgeois, Louisiana State University
Nicolas Oakey-Frost, Louisiana State University
Emma H. Moscardini, Louisiana State University
Shawn P. Gilroy, Louisiana State UniversityFollow
Daniel W. Capron, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Craig J. Bryan, Rutgers UniversityFollow
Michael D. Anestis, Rutgers UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-28-2021

School

Psychology

Abstract

Previous research has linked unsafe firearm storage practices and other ownership-related characteristics to key factors that facilitate the transition from suicidal thoughts to suicidal behaviors (i.e., acquired capability for suicide). This research has not investigated the extent to which firearm owners store firearms in their vehicles, a factor that increases ready access to the most lethal means of suicide.

Publication Title

Archives of Suicide Research

Recommended Citation

Tucker, R. P., Powers, J., Pardue-Bourgeois, S., Oakey-Frost, N., Moscardini, E. H., Gilroy, S. P., Capron, D. W., Bryan, C. J., Anestis, M. D. (2021). Vehicle Firearm Storage: Prevalence and Correlates in a Sample of Male Firearm Owners. Archives of Suicide Research.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/19843