What is the relationship between firearm availability and murder rates? It’s a complex question, and answering it involves weighing a number of variables.
From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Bruce Western, Harvard University; and Becky Pettit, University of Washington, Seattle.
From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Joe Soss, University of Minnesota.
From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Michael Leo Owens, Emory University
Many take for granted the idea that, in all cases, an influx of new immigrants to an area will appear threatening to established residents and such close contact helps explain racial tensions. Though this notion of “racial threat” helped explained previous chapters in American history, it remains an open question whether or not this theory applies to newer situations, with other ethnic dynamics. The most salient such situation now in American life relates to the movement of Latinos into many new areas.
