Young people's attitudes towards guns in America, Great Britain, and Western Australia

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-104

  Cooke, Claire Ann ^a,b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Firearms; Gun carry laws; Guns; Protection; Rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442693983     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20009     Document Type: Article

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