TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Firearms and fido: Ownership of injurious means of protection
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Luxenburg, J.
A1  - Cullen, Francis T.
A1  - Langworthy, R. H.
A1  - Kopache, R.
SP  - 159
EP  - 170
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - A growing body of theory and research has emerged on the sources of ownership of firearms for defensive purposes. It contrast, little attention has been given to ownership of other means of protection that also are potentially injurious. To address this omission in the literature, this study examined the ownership not only of guns but also of watchdogs. Based on a survey of 509 residents of Edmond, Oklahoma, the analysis assessed the utility of the "fear and loathing" and "collective security" perspectives in accounting for ownership of these differing forms of potentially injurious means of protection against crime. The analysis was unsuccessful in accounting for ownership of watchdogs, but support was found for the "fear and loathing" explanation of firearm ownership.
LA  - 
SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(94)90110-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -