Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Gun Owners are more ...
Are we to be surprised by this?...
Arthur C. Brooks writes in the Wall Street Journal:
"A bit of evidence that self-reliance is at work among gun owners comes from the General Social Survey. It asked whether one agrees with the statement, 'Those in need have to take care of themselves.' In 2004, gun owners were 10 percentage points more likely than nonowners to agree (60% to 50%).
That response is not evidence that gun owners only care about themselves, however. In 2002, they were more likely to give money to charity than people without guns (83% to 75%). This charity gap doesn't reflect their somewhat higher incomes. Gun owners were also more likely to give in other ways, such as donating blood. Are gun owners unsentimental? In 2004, they were more likely than those without guns to strongly agree that they would 'endure all things' for the one they loved (45% to 37%)."
