New York Times columnist David Brooks has cited research finding conservatives are more alert to potential threats. I would imagine that alertness to threat translates to fear in some individuals.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > The scientific study I would like to see done > is to do a correlation of gun ownership with > fear. > > Very simple study. Take large segments of the > population. Ask them whether they own guns and > if so how many. Then give those same people > standardized psychological tests that pinpoint > a "fear index" -- how much fear they live with > on a daily basis. > > My bet -- based on the gun owners I've known -- > is that there would be a one-to-one correlation. > That is, "Own a gun, live in fear." > > ( In reality, of course, it "works" the other > way around -- "Live in fear, feel the need to > own a gun." ) > > The one statistic I'm pretty sure would show up > in the study, however, is at the "high end" of > gun ownership. Anyone who owns more than three > guns would score off the charts on the fear > index, nigh unto certifiable paranoia. >
