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Taking guns from batterers: public support and policy implications.

Susan B Sorenson1

  • 1School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Evaluation Review
|May 9, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Public opinion strongly supports removing firearms from domestic abusers, even without a restraining order or misdemeanor conviction. This is especially true when a gun is involved in the abuse.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Science
  • Public Health
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Federal law restricts firearm access for those with domestic violence convictions or restraining orders.
  • Public sentiment regarding firearm removal in domestic violence cases without formal legal action is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate public attitudes toward firearm removal from individuals involved in domestic violence, irrespective of restraining orders or convictions.
  • To identify factors influencing public support for firearm removal in domestic violence scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • A telephone survey utilizing an experimental vignette design was conducted with 522 California adults.
  • Data analysis involved applying study design and population weights to generalize findings.
  • Multivariate analyses examined predictors of support for firearm removal.

Main Results:

  • Nearly 77.4% of scenarios suggested firearm removal was warranted, even without a restraining order.
  • Support for firearm removal was significantly higher when abuse involved sexual/physical violence or a firearm (AORs 2.65-6.54).
  • Men showed significantly lower support for firearm removal (AOR = 0.39).

Conclusions:

  • Substantial public support exists for policies mandating firearm removal from domestic abusers.
  • Display of a firearm during a domestic violence incident strongly correlates with increased support for removal.
  • Gender differences in opinion highlight a need for targeted public health and policy discussions.

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