A recent study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research explored the relationship between firearm ownership, cognitive functioning, and psychiatric symptoms among U.S. adults. The researchers found that the intention to purchase a firearm was linked to heightened psychiatric symptoms but was unrelated to cognitive functioning. The researchers were motivated to explore the relationship between firearm ownership and cognitive functioning due to the pressing public health concerns surrounding firearm-related fatalities in the United States. Firearms account for the majority of suicides an…