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This dissertation examines the causes and effects of four major firearm-related policies in the United States: Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW), Stand Your Ground (SYG), Child Access Prevention (CAP), and Universal Background Checks (UBC). Applying a social movement approach, the f…

Although several studies have examined race and gender differences in gun-related attitudes, little is known about how racialized and gendered attitudes might contribute to the gun policy preferences and gun ownership rates of Americans. Using Wave 4 of the Baylor Religious Surv…

Data consistently shows that firearm violence affects minority populations disproportionately. In the 1970s, firearm injury related death was the 13th leading cause of death in America. The problem has only worsened, costing the US economy almost 230 million a year and is now th…

Numerous studies show that religion predicts an individual’s likelihood of owning a gun, but the role of religious tradition in shaping attitudes and outcomes about guns and gun policy in the United States is undertheorized. This dissertation explores the entanglement between re…