Firearm-related violence is a significant threat to public health and safety in America. However, research highlights a critical disparity in firearm-related deaths by race. Researchers often cite racial bias as a contributing factor for the racial disparity in firearm-related deaths. To provide a foundation for potential social work interventions, the present article discusses the results of an assessment of whether explicit racial biases toward four racial and ethnic groups (white, black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino), fear of crime, and the quantity and quality of interactions with neighbors of a different race are predictors of gun ownership. Findings suggest that explicit racial bias toward black, Asian, and Hispanic/Latino individuals is a significant predictor of gun ownership. Fear of crime and more frequent interactions with neighbors of a different race are also significant predictors of gun ownership. Taken as a whole, findings suggest that gun owners are more likely to be more vigilant toward people of color because of stereotypical assumptions that racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be involved with crime. Social work practice and policy implications include developing interventions aimed at reducing implicit bias and identifying policies that are associated with lower levels of implicit bias among gun owners.

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对犯罪，种族偏见和枪支所有权的恐惧。

与枪支有关的暴力行为对美国的公共健康和安全构成重大威胁。但是，研究强调种族之间在枪支相关死亡方面的严重差距。研究人员经常将种族偏见作为导致枪支相关死亡中种族差异的一个因素。为了为可能的社会工作干预提供基础，本文讨论了评估以下结果的结果：是否对四个种族和族裔群体（白人，黑人，亚裔，西班牙裔/拉丁美洲人）有明显的种族偏见，对犯罪的恐惧以及数量和与不同种族邻居的互动质量是枪支拥有权的预测指标。研究结果表明，针对黑人，亚裔和西班牙裔/拉丁美洲人的明显种族偏见是枪支拥有量的重要预测指标。对犯罪的恐惧以及与不同种族邻居的频繁互动也是枪​​支拥有率的重要预测指标。从总体上看，研究结果表明，枪支拥有者更可能对有色人种保持警惕，这是基于定型的假设，即种族和少数族裔更可能参与犯罪。社会工作实践和政策含义包括制定旨在减少隐性偏见的干预措施，并确定与枪支拥有者中较低水平的隐性偏见相关的政策。