@article{ref1,
title="Defensive gun use: vengeful vigilante imagery versus reality: results from the national self-defense survey",
journal="Journal of criminal justice",
year="1998",
author="Kovandzic, Tomislav Victor and Kleck, Gary D. and Gertz, Marc G.",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="251-258",
abstract="What kinds of people engage in defensive gun use and how do they differ from others? Data from a recent national survey on the prevalence and nature of defensive gun use compare gun defenders to others with a special focus on punitive attitudes toward criminals. The evidence suggests that persons using guns for self-defense do nor have extreme punitive attitudes toward criminals. The findings suggest, however, that there may be some mild indirect effects of punitive attitudes on defensive gun use through gun ownership.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2352",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}