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White male gun owners with money stress more likely to be morally attached to their guns
White male gun owners who have lost, or fear losing, their economic footing tend to feel morally and emotionally attached to their guns, according to a Baylor University study.
This segment of the population also is most likely to say that violence against the United States government is sometimes justified, reported researchers F. Carson Mencken, Ph.D., and Paul Froese, Ph.D., professors of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
"This speaks to the belief in some 'dark state' within the government which needs fighting," Froese said.
"What's paradoxical is that white male gun owners in the U.S. see themselves as hyper-patriotic, but they are the first to say, 'If the government impedes me, I have the moral and almost patriotic right to fight back.'"
In contrast, nonwhite gun owners who have faced or may be coping with financially difficult times do not place as much importance on the gun, researchers found. They also are much less likely to approve of violence against the federal government even if they feel high levels of economic stress.
"Perhaps it is because they've have always had economic anxiety but have developed different coping mechanisms," Froese said.
The study, "Gun Culture in Action," is published in the journal Social Problems. It analyzes differences in how American gun owners understand the meaning of gun ownership.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-white-male-gun-owners-money.html
White male gun owners who have lost, or fear losing, their economic footing tend to feel morally and emotionally attached to their guns, according to a Baylor University study.
This segment of the population also is most likely to say that violence against the United States government is sometimes justified, reported researchers F. Carson Mencken, Ph.D., and Paul Froese, Ph.D., professors of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
"This speaks to the belief in some 'dark state' within the government which needs fighting," Froese said.
"What's paradoxical is that white male gun owners in the U.S. see themselves as hyper-patriotic, but they are the first to say, 'If the government impedes me, I have the moral and almost patriotic right to fight back.'"
In contrast, nonwhite gun owners who have faced or may be coping with financially difficult times do not place as much importance on the gun, researchers found. They also are much less likely to approve of violence against the federal government even if they feel high levels of economic stress.
"Perhaps it is because they've have always had economic anxiety but have developed different coping mechanisms," Froese said.
The study, "Gun Culture in Action," is published in the journal Social Problems. It analyzes differences in how American gun owners understand the meaning of gun ownership.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-white-male-gun-owners-money.html
