To describe and identify the correlates of firearm purchasing at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic among US families with teenagers. In June–July 2020, we conducted a national survey of 2924 parents and their teenagers in the US. We report results from this survey to describe firearm purchasing behaviors following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate correlates of purchasing. Between the beginning of the pandemic and July 2020, 10% of households with teenagers purchased a firearm, and 3% became first-time firearm-owning households. Among firearm-owning households, firearm storage was associated with purchasing such that households that stored at least one firearm loaded and unlocked were more likely to purchase a firearm (OR: 2.02[1.07–3.79]) compared to households that stored all firearms unloaded and/or locked. Firearms purchased at the beginning of the pandemic were more likely to go to homes where at least one firearm was stored loaded and unlocked, which may contribute to increased risk for teen firearm injury and death.

描述和确定 COVID-19 大流行开始时美国有青少年家庭购买枪支的相关因素。2020 年 6 月至 7 月，我们对美国 2924 名父母及其青少年进行了全国调查。我们报告了这项调查的结果，以描述 COVID-19 大流行开始后的枪支购买行为，并调查购买的相关性。从大流行开始到 2020 年 7 月，10% 的有青少年的家庭购买了枪支，3% 成为首次拥有枪支的家庭。在拥有枪支的家庭中，枪支储存与购买有关，因此至少储存了一把枪支的家庭上膛并与未上膛和/或上锁存放所有枪支的家庭相比，未上锁的家庭更有可能购买枪支 (OR: 2.02[1.07–3.79]) 。在大流行开始时购买的枪支更有可能运往至少有一把枪支上膛和未上锁的家庭，这可能会增加青少年枪支受伤和死亡的风险。