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Gun Ownership Rates And Opinions On Gun Control Among Immigrants And Individuals Born In The United States., Patrick Michael Cummings
Gun Ownership Rates And Opinions On Gun Control Among Immigrants And Individuals Born In The United States., Patrick Michael Cummings
Honors Program Theses and Projects
This study will focus on gun ownership and opinions on gun control among immigrants and those born in the United States. Previous studies have shown that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US-born persons. The reasons for this are not well understood. One possible explanation is lower rates of gun ownership and attitudes supportive of gun control in this social group. However, previous studies have not looked at this issue. By utilizing publicly available data from the General Social Survey (GSS) – public opinion survey representative of all non-institutionalized adults in the United States - this study will …