Citation

Kovandzic TV, Kleck GD, Gertz MG. J. Crim. Justice 1998; 26(3): 251-258.

Affiliation

Florida State Univ, School Criminology and Criminal Justice, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

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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.

Language: en