Citation

Little RE, Vogel RE. J. Appl. Soc. Psychol. 1992; 22(23): 1871-1877.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1559-1816.1992.tb00982.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article addresses the relationship between religious affiliation and a very specific form of firearms ownership, that is, handgun ownership. Literature is reviewed relative to explanations of gun ownership. A test of the hypothesized relationship between religious affiliation and handgun ownership demonstrated a statistically significant (p lt 0.03) association. Christian Protestants were found to have a disproportionately high level of handgun ownership compared to other religious groups. Speculation for this finding is reviewed relative to other recent research on this topic.