TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Gun ownership and willingness to shoot: A clarification of current controversies
JO  - Justice quarterly
A1  - Whitehead, John T.
A1  - Langworthy, Robert H.
SP  - 263
EP  - 282
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - Data from the 1982 ABC News Poll of Public Opinion on Crime are used to examine household gun availability and willingness to shoot a burglar. Findings show some support for similarity between protective and sport ownership, and "fear and loathing" hypothesis, and the impact of region (southern residence) and gender on ownership. The findings also support some of the recent contentions of Hill, Howell, and Driver (1985), although we note two clarifications in their discussion of previous research. Support for the collective security hypothesis, however, was limited; this finding raises a concern for proponents of further restrictions on gun ownership.<p /> 
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SN  - 0741-8825
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418828900090181
ID  - ref1
ER  -