Abstract

Objective

The present study sought to determine if among a sample of firearm owning suicide decedents, the type and number of firearms owned was associated with dying by suicide using a firearm compared to another method.

Method

Data were collected as part of a larger online study that gathered information on suicide decedents and the context surrounding their death from family members and friends. The present study used data from those who owned at least one firearm (n = 121). Participants in the present study were mostly male and white.

Results

Among firearm owners, handgun ownership was significantly associated with dying by suicide using a firearm compared to using another method. The number of firearms owned was inversely associated with using a firearm compared to another method in a suicide death. The average number of firearms owned was higher among those who owned shotguns compared to handguns.

Conclusions

Handgun ownership, not shotgun ownership, was associated with having died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The finding regarding number of firearms should be interpreted with caution. Overall, findings provide insight into what differentiates firearm owners who die by suicide using a firearm compared to another method.

中文翻译：

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枪支类型和数量：检查拥有枪支的自杀死者之间的差异

摘要

客观的

本研究旨在确定在拥有枪支的自杀死者样本中，与另一种方法相比，拥有枪支的类型和数量是否与使用枪支自杀死亡有关。

方法

数据是作为一项更大的在线研究的一部分收集的，该研究从家人和朋友那里收集了有关自杀死者及其死亡背景的信息。本研究使用的数据来自拥有至少一支枪支的人 ( n  = 121)。本研究的参与者大多是男性和白人。

结果

在枪支拥有者中，与使用其他方法相比，拥有手枪与使用枪支自杀死亡显着相关。与自杀死亡的另一种方法相比，拥有枪支的数量与使用枪支呈负相关。与手枪相比，拥有霰弹枪的人拥有枪支的平均数量更高。

结论

手枪所有权而不是霰弹枪所有权与死于自己造成的枪伤有关。关于枪支数量的调查结果应谨慎解释。总体而言，研究结果提供了深入了解与其他方法相比，使用枪支自杀身亡的枪支拥有者的区别。