The Psychology of Guns: Risk, Fear, and Motivated Reasoning

 

UNDERSTANDING

    I enjoyed reading this article in particular because it explained just how gun legislation reform can be achieved and reached in the United States. Furthermore, it is stated that we can achieve this goal by dedicating some of our time and attention to understanding the differences and diversity on both sides of this debate in regards to gun violence and gun reform. We can work within a common middle ground and work together to do as much research as possible to resolve ambiguities about how to reduce fear and increase personal and public safety while doing so. I believe this article is a good source to solving gun violence because it encourages individuals to look at this issue from both sides. While I believe that gun violence is going to take some time to put an end to, putting the time and effort in doing research and reaching out to others can contribute a lot to fixing this issue! After reading a variety of articles on gun violence, I believe the main takeaway is focusing on understanding and the psychology behind this issue as well. There appears to be a lot of negative and violent outcomes from the use of guns, so wanting to fix this issue should be a desire for multiple people, in my opinion...What do you think? Do you agree?