Are you a white gun owner? You’re more likely to be a racist than if you weren’t packing heat.
That’s what researchers found in a study published by the journal Plos One, which linked racial prejudice to firearm ownership in America.
A research team led by Dr. Kerry O’Brien, a professor of behavioral studies at Australia’s Monash University, examined attitudes about gun control and race using data from the American National Election Study, a survey conducted before and after presidential elections.
The researchers found that “for each 1 point increase in symbolic racism there was a 50% increase in the odds of having a gun at home,” as well as “a 28% increase in support for permits to carry concealed handguns.”
Source: The Huffington Post
