Key PointsQuestionWhat proportion of US veterans who own firearms believe that firearm safety counseling should occur in clinical settings when a patient or a patient’s family member is at risk of firearm injury?FindingsThis cross-sectional study of 678 adults found that most veteran firearm owners believed that clinicians should “at least sometimes” discuss firearm safety across all 6 clinical contexts examined (elevated suicide risk, mental health or behavioral problems, drug or alcohol problems, domestic violence, having a hard time, and dementia).MeaningThese findings suggest that discussing firearm access in clinically indicated situations is viewed as an acceptable routine practice by most veteran firearm owners.