Firearms and Self-Defense

McDOWALL David

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1995, vol. 539, issue 1, 130-140

Abstract: While usually discussed as a cause of crime, guns also may protect against it. Firearm ownership is difficult to measure, but all sources agree that millions of Americans have guns for defense. Although existing research is not in complete agreement, defensive gun ownership appears to increase with fear of crime and with concerns about collective security. How often victims use guns against offenders is controversial; some data suggest that armed resistance is rare, while other data suggest that it is very common. The data showing that firearm defense is rare also indicate that it is often successful.

Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716295539001010

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