Gun violence and related risk factors differ for African American and European Americans. However, there may be overlap in the psychosocial and contextual factors with respect to cultural processes related to gun violence in Black and White communities. The purpose of this article is to compare the culture of honor perspective associated with rural and suburban gun violence of European American males in the southern region to the code of the street value system ascribed to the gun violence of African American males in northern urban cities. The cultural values underlying gun violence will be reviewed in terms of cultural origins, family and community support, and ecological evidence. The central question is whether there are sufficient commonalities between the cultural ecology of the two value systems such that one has practice and policy implications for the other. The current analysis of culture-of-honor and code-of-the-street value systems vis-à-vis gun violence reveals several points of overlap in philosophy and function. Implications for policies and practices to prevent gun violence stemming from culture-of-honor and code-of-the-street value systems include (1) psychological interventions to address the perceived threats to the self; (2) neighborhood interventions to promote a sense of collective efficacy among residents; (3) addressing racial and economic inequality; (4) better gun control laws; and (5) media campaigns and interventions designed to change social and cultural norms for violence. It is important to note the pervasiveness of these value systems may vary by ethnicity and race which must be taken into consideration in violence prevention efforts.

非裔美国人和欧洲裔美国人的枪支暴力和相关风险因素不同。然而，在与黑人和白人社区的枪支暴力相关的文化过程方面，心理社会和背景因素可能存在重叠。本文的目的是将与南部地区的欧裔美国男性的农村和郊区枪支暴力相关的荣誉文化视角与归因于北部城市非裔美国男性枪支暴力的街头价值体系代码进行比较。将在文化起源、家庭和社区支持以及生态证据方面审查枪支暴力背后的文化价值观。核心问题是，两种价值体系的文化生态之间是否存在足够的共性，以至于一种对另一种具有实践和政策影响。当前对荣誉文化和街头价值观体系与枪支暴力的分析揭示了哲学和功能的几个重叠点。防止源自荣誉文化和街头守则价值体系的枪支暴力的政策和实践的含义包括：（1）心理干预以解决对自我的感知威胁；(2) 邻里干预，以提高居民的集体效能感；(3) 解决种族和经济不平等问题；(4) 更好的枪支管制法；(5) 旨在改变暴力的社会和文化规范的媒体运动和干预。