The objectives of the present analyses are to examine the frequency, nature, and correlates of nonfatal gun use in incidents of conflict between adult children and their parents, to which police were summoned. A cross-sectional study design was used with all cases of domestic violence to which police were called between adult children and their parents, in Philadelphia, PA, in 2013 ( N = 6,248). Data were drawn from forms required to be completed by police when responding to domestic violence calls for assistance. A series of multivariate logistic regression models were estimated. Of the 6,248 incidents, 5,486 involved no weapon, 522 involved a bodily weapon, 190 involved a non-gun external weapon, and 50 involved a gun. Guns were most often used to threaten victims (66%), with guns less often fired (6%) or used to pistol whip victims (4%). Compared to incidents involving a bodily weapon, when guns were involved, offenders were less likely to have pushed, grabbed, or punched the victim and victims were less likely to have visible injuries; however, offenders were more likely to have threatened victims and victims were more likely to be observed as frightened. Police officers intervened similarly to incidents involving guns vs. bodily weapons. This is the first study we are aware of to focus on nonfatal gun use between family members who are not intimate partners, with the results extending much of what is known regarding nonfatal gun use among intimate partners to nonfatal gun use among adult children and parents.

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成年子女与其父母之间的非致命冲突中涉及枪支

本分析的目的是调查成年子女与其父母之间发生冲突（警方被传唤）时非致命性枪支使用的频率、性质和相关性。2013 年宾夕法尼亚州费城，警方对成年子女及其父母之间发生的所有家庭暴力案件都采用了横断面研究设计（N = 6,248）。数据取自警方在回应家庭暴力求助电话时要求填写的表格。估计了一系列多元逻辑回归模型。在 6,248 起事件中，5,486 起未涉及武器，522 起涉及身体武器，190 起涉及非枪支外部武器，50 起涉及枪支。枪支最常用于威胁受害者（66%），较少使用枪支（6%）或用于手枪鞭打受害者（4%）。与涉及身体武器的事件相比，当涉及枪支时，犯罪者不太可能推、抓或殴打受害者，受害者也不太可能有明显的伤害；然而，犯罪者更有可能威胁受害者，而受害者更有可能被视为受到惊吓。警察的干预方式与涉及枪支与身体武器的事件类似。据我们所知，这是第一项关注非亲密伴侣家庭成员之间非致命性枪支使用的研究，其结果将亲密伴侣间非致命性枪支使用的大部分已知信息扩展到成年子女和父母中的非致命性枪支使用。