Are guns the new dog whistle?: gun control, racial resentment, and vote choice

Two principal movers of American politics appear increasingly to be connected: racism and guns. The racial content underlying gun rights rhetoric, however, is rarely made explicit during political campaigns. As such, it is possible that espousing pro-gun messages may be an effective way to surreptit...

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Main Author: Schutten, Nathaniel M. (Author)
Contributors: Pickett, Justin T. ; Burton, Alexander L. ; Jonson, Cheryl Lero ; Cullen, Francis T. ; Burton, Velmer S. Jr.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 90-123
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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