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The gun control debate features competing risk perceptions: that too little control will increase gun accidents and homicides and that too much control will render law-abiding citizens unable to defend themselves from predation. Data from the National Risk & Culture Survey tell us which of these “gun risk perceptions” individuals are likely to take seriously, and why.
Topics: Gun Risk Perceptions: Culture and Affect
Gun Risk Attitudes: Weighing Costs and Benefits vs. Expressing Values
What Matters More -- Consequences or Meanings? |
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