The aim of this study was to investigate sexual orientation differences in gun ownership and gun safety beliefs among U.S. adults. We used information from the General Social Survey (2010-2016) to assess presence of guns in the household, personal gun ownership, and endorsement of a gun safety law among sexual minority (n = 195) versus heterosexual (n = 4359) respondents. Methods employed multivariate logistic regression analyses adjusted for confounding including gender, age, race/ethnicity, education level, size of household, urbanicity, military veteran status, and political views. Gay/bisexual men were more likely to endorse a gun safety law (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 3.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.79-5.88) and less likely to report guns in the household (aOR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.18-0.65) than heterosexual men. In contrast, lesbian/bisexual and heterosexual women similarly endorsed a gun safety law and reported household guns. However, among women reporting a household gun, lesbian/bisexual women were more likely to be the personal gun owner (aOR = 3.97, 95% CI = 1.43-11.03). Attitudes toward a gun safety law and gun ownership differ by sexual orientation, but patterns vary by gender. We recommend that clinicians inquire about gun ownership and gun storage practices with both heterosexual and sexual minority patients.

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枪支拥有者的性取向差异和对枪支安全政策的看法，一般社会调查，2010–2016

这项研究的目的是调查美国成年人中枪支拥有和枪支安全观念上的性取向差异。我们利用综合社会调查（2010- 2016年）的信息，以评估性少数（N = 195）与异性（N = 4359）的受访者中的家庭，个人拥有枪支和枪支安全法律的认可枪的存在。方法采用多元逻辑回归分析，对混杂因素进行了调整，包括性别，年龄，种族/民族，教育程度，家庭规模，城市化程度，退伍军人身份和政治观点。男同性恋者/双性恋者更有可能赞同枪支安全法（调整后的优势比[aOR] = 3.24，95％置信区间[CI] = 1.79-5.88），并且不太可能在家庭中举报枪支（aOR = 0.34，95 ％CI = 0.18-0.65）。相比之下，女同性恋/双性恋和异性恋妇女也通过了枪支安全法，并报告了家用枪支。但是，在举报家用枪支的妇女中，女同性恋/双性恋妇女更可能是个人枪支拥有者（aOR = 3.97，95％CI = 1.43-11.03）。对待枪支安全法和拥有枪支的态度因性取向而异，但方式因性别而异。我们建议临床医生询问异性恋和性少数患者的枪支所有权和枪支存放做法。