Entry:

Ellison, Christopher G. And Burdette, Amy M., “Religion and Emotions: Exploring the Roles of Religious Identification and Belief in an Afterlife,” Paper presented to the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Atlanta, August, 2003.

Abstract:

While white Southerners have higher levels of gun ownership, there's little support that gun ownership is driven by a defensive, violent subculture. Conservative and racist southerners are marginally more likely to own guns, along with victims of violent attacks. Males, older and richer Southerners are also more likely to own guns.