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Community based program to improve firearm storage practices in rural Alaska.

A Horn1, D C Grossman, W Jones

  • 1Indian Health Service, Reno, Nevada, USA.

Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
|September 11, 2003
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A pilot program distributing gun safes and trigger locks to Alaska Native households showed high acceptance and use of gun safes, significantly improving firearm storage. Trigger locks had much lower usage rates.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Injury Prevention
  • Community-Based Interventions

Background:

  • Unauthorized firearm access by youth poses a significant public health risk.
  • Safe firearm storage practices are crucial for preventing unintentional injuries and suicides.
  • Previous interventions have had varying success in promoting safe gun storage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a pilot program aimed at reducing youth access to firearms.
  • To assess the acceptability and effectiveness of distributing gun safes and trigger locks in Alaska Native households.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot intervention utilizing a pre/post-evaluation design was implemented.
  • Two Alaska Native villages participated, with 40 randomly selected households receiving one gun safe and one trigger lock.

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  • Home visits were conducted at baseline and three months post-distribution to assess firearm storage and device usage.

    • Main Results:

    • At baseline, 85% of homes had unlocked firearms.
    • Post-intervention, 86% of distributed gun safes were found locked with firearms inside.
    • Only 30% of distributed trigger locks were found to be in use.

    Conclusions:

    • Community-based distribution of gun safes was accepted and effectively used by Alaska Native gun owners.
    • Gun safes led to substantial improvements in household firearm storage practices.
    • Trigger locks demonstrated significantly lower utilization rates compared to gun safes.