Toward a Standard Measure of Gun Ownership: A Methodological and Theoretical Quandary in Firearm Research

Justice Quarterly, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 30

Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024

One limitation of the literature on gun ownership is a lack consensus regarding how to operationalize dependent variable. Consequently, measures vary widely across studies, and findings about prevalence predictors are inconsistent. In current study, we endeavor develop an empirically supported, standard measure ownership. First, utilizing data from national sample U.S. population, analyze relative validity household versus personal critically appraise value accounting for quantity purpose Second, per our findings, recommend short set survey questions as These (1) differentiate non-owners, owners, owners; (2) account number firearms owned; (3) categorize owners by motivation (protective vs. non-protective).

Язык: Английский

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Public support for safe-storage laws: White nationalism and politics as barriers to evidence-based gun policy

Journal of Criminal Justice, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 94, С. 102244 - 102244

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Partisan Differences in Hiring and Social Discrimination against Nonbinary Americans

Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Discrimination based on gender identity is unjust and wreaks havoc individuals’ lives. Nonbinary Americans report experiencing extensive daily experiences with discriminatory events. Yet experimental evidence how employers members of the public evaluate react to individuals (e.g., job applicants, social acquaintances) different identities remains limited mixed. Using data from two conjoint analyses, which we conducted national samples—one active hiring managers (Experiment 1: N = 12,934 applicant choices, 924 hirers) one 32,908 neighbor 2,057 respondents)—we document wide partisan differences in proclivity discriminate against people who are nonbinary. Republicans over 10 percentage points more likely hire a binary than nonbinary 16 20 want someone as if person compared

Язык: Английский

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Pathways to concealed gun carrying

Science Advances, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(49)

Опубликована: Дек. 4, 2024

Understanding the distinction between adolescent and adult pathways to concealed gun carrying can inform interventions reduce violence.

Язык: Английский

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