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Peer reviewedKleck, Gary – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Questions whether attitudes towards gun control are influenced primarily by exposure to high crime rates, prior victimization, and fear of crime, or result from membership in social groups hostile to gun ownership. Maintains that support for gun control is more a product of culture conflict than a response to crime. (MJP)
Descriptors: Crime, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict
