Buttrick adds that firearms scholars have also been exploring the role of race in American gun attitudes for quite some time.
Citizens of other countries, meanwhile, are much more likely to believe that simply having a gun in one’s home makes the entire house more dangerous. “We are really radically different even from countries like Canada or Australia, places that have similar cultural roots.”Īccording to the Pew Research Center, just about two-thirds of gun owning Americans say it’s a means of keeping themselves or their families safe. “Gun culture is one case where American Exceptionalism really is true,” says Nick Buttrick, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of psychology, in a university release. Over 45 percent of the planet’s civilian-owned firearms reside in the United States, despite only five percent of the human population living there. There’s no denying the United States has a unique relationship, both culturally and historically, with firearms. counties with more slaves in 1860 display a link with modern day residents owning more guns in the 21st century. gun ownership rates and slavery practices during the Civil War. Now, a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found a potential connection between modern U.S. Firearms have been a part of American culture since the days of the founding fathers.
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