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This identified a single factor for General Attitudes Toward Firearms measure, three factors for a Beliefs About Defensive Firearm Use measure (Respect Enforcement; Defensive Escalation; and Compensatory Force); two factors for a Prescriptive Norms for Threat Response measure (Defense and Protection; Reputation and Respect); and two factors for an Attitudes Toward Firearm-Related Policy measure (Negative Attitudes Toward General Firearm Policies and Positive Attitudes Toward Specific Firearm Policies). Analyses of the cross-validation sample replicated this structure and provided support for strong measurement invariance across sex and ethnicity. The construct validity and utility of these measures was supported by their patterns of relations to firearm-related practices (ownership, carrying, and storage); involvement in firearm-related violence; and family and friend firearm-related influences (e.g., friends\u2019 firearm carrying; household presence of a firearm; close family members\u2019 and friends\u2019 injury or death due to violence or suicide). 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