The Impact of Poverty, Fear of Crime, and Crime Victimization on Keeping Firearms for Protection and Unsafe Gun-Storage Practices

A Review and Analysis with Policy Recommendations

Bibliographic Data

ID10855701
AuthorsEdward F Vacha (Gonzaga University, corresponding author), T F McLaughlin (0000-0003-3076-109X, Gonzaga University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume35
Issue4
Pages496-510
Publication date2000-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0859 • E-ISSN: 1552-8340
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0042085900354006
OpenAlexW2166308741
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited18

This article reviews the literature with regard to firearms accidents among low-income, urban children younger than 13. The tendency of low-income families to keep unsecured protection guns may contribute to the higher rate of firearms accidents among low-income children. The evidence suggests that the decision to keep a gun for protection is largely a practical response to the conditions a person perceives in his or her neighborhood. Reducing the consequences of risky gun behavior among low-income families requires policies and programs that eliminate experiences associated with such behavior and that train children to recognize and avoid risky gun situations

Business · Criminology · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Gun violence · Low income · Poison control · Poverty · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies