S. Hillyard
Shotguns and Firearms in the UK: A Call for a Distinctively Sociological Contribution to the Debate
Hillyard, S.; Burridge, J.
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J. Burridge
Abstract
The outcome of a UK government’s Home Affairs select committee’s discussion of the regulation of gun ownership called for reform. The impetus for the review was the shootings in Cumbria and Northumberland in 2010. This article challenges why the social science community has had little to say about the legal ownership and use of guns in the UK and argues that opportunities to shape the debate have been lost. This article demonstrates that there is a substantial knowledge base, but that this is ecological and environmental rather than political or sociological. It suggests that a distinctively sociological analysis is needed if the complexity of participation in shooting is to be understood. This article explores three specific aspects of the topic: (1) legal and policy aspects, (2) methodological issues and (3) the meaning and activity of participation in shooting. All are discussed critically as a means to stimulate sociological discussion.
Citation
Hillyard, S., & Burridge, J. (2012). Shotguns and Firearms in the UK: A Call for a Distinctively Sociological Contribution to the Debate. Sociology, 46(3), 395-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038511428753
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 12, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Feb 2, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 17, 2014 |
Journal | Sociology |
Print ISSN | 0038-0385 |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-8684 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 395-410 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038511428753 |
Keywords | Country sports, Firearms, Shooting, Shotguns, Sociology. |
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The final definitive version of this article has been published in the journal Sociology, 46/3, 2012 © The Author(s) 2012 by SAGE Publications Ltd on behalf of British Sociological Association at the Sociology page: http://soc.sagepub.com/content/46/3/395 on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/.
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