Firearms and Self-Defense

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 539, S. 130-140

Abstract

Firearm ownership is difficult to measure, but all sources agree that millions of Americans have guns for defense. Defensive gun ownership appears to increase with fear of crime & with concerns about collective security. How often victims use guns against offenders is controversial; some data suggest that armed resistance is rare, but successful, while other data suggest that it is very common. 3 Tables, 1 Figure. Adapted from the source document.