The U.S. has the highest number of guns in the hands of civilians in the world, increasing the need for strategies that reduce firearm-related accidents and violence. Understanding experiences and behaviors of current handgun owners and how they may differ by gender could be used to target interventions to reduce firearm-related risks. This study describes differences between men (n = 184) and women (n = 243) handgun owners on fear for personal safety, victimization experiences, and firearm-related experiences, worries, and risk reduction strategies. Participants were recruited via Prolific to complete a 20-min survey. Results indicate that more women handgun owners had interpersonal victimization experiences, were more concerned about their personal safety, and had less confidence in their firearm handling skills than men. Risk reduction strategies were positively related with having someone who taught them about using a firearm, past year shooting practice, higher safety efficacy, carrying a firearm, and lower firearm-related worries. Only 20% of men and women worried about children accessing their firearm and a smaller proportion worried about accidently shooting another person. Targeting gun owners with the importance of firearm-related risk reduction strategies as well as increasing information about personal safety strategies that do not involve handguns may help prevent injuries.

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与男性和女性手枪拥有者的枪支相关风险降低策略相关的因素：提高公共安全的新方向

美国是世界上平民手中枪支数量最多的国家，这增加了对减少与枪支有关的事故和暴力的战略的需求。了解当前手枪拥有者的经历和行为以及他们可能因性别而异的情况可用于有针对性的干预措施，以减少与枪支相关的风险。这项研究描述了男性 ( n  = 184) 和女性 ( n = 243) 担心个人安全、受害经历以及与枪支相关的经历、担忧和降低风险策略的手枪拥有者。通过 Prolific 招募参与者以完成 20 分钟的调查。结果表明，与男性相比，更多女性手枪拥有者有过人际受害经历，更关心自己的人身安全，对自己的枪支操作技巧缺乏信心。降低风险的策略与有人教他们使用枪支、过去一年的射击练习、更高的安全效率、携带枪支以及减少与枪支相关的担忧呈正相关。只有 20% 的男性和女性担心孩子会拿到他们的枪支，而更少的人担心会不小心射中另一个人。