Faith and "My Cold, Dead Hands": An Investigation of Religiosity and Guns

Previous research suggests that more religious people tend to own more guns and are less supportive of some types of gun control. The current work explored these relationships and investigated the relationship between Christian religiosity and views toward using guns for self-defense or to protect o...

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Main Author: Krull, Douglas S. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2022, Volume: 41, Issue: 4, Pages: 302-310
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Spirituality / Firearm / Control / Library use / Self-defence
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
NCB Personal ethics
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Summary:Previous research suggests that more religious people tend to own more guns and are less supportive of some types of gun control. The current work explored these relationships and investigated the relationship between Christian religiosity and views toward using guns for self-defense or to protect others. Consistent with previous research, more religious people tended to own more guns and were more in favor of citizens being able to own guns. However, more religious people were also less likely to think that it is morally acceptable to kill in self-defense or to protect others and thought they would be less likely to shoot the assailant in an active shooter scenario.
ISSN:0733-4273
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity