Abstract :

This study aimed at identifying the societal motives and risks for the phenomenon of firing shots in social occasions in the governorate of Maan from the perspective of the members of local security councils. In order to achieve the study objectives, a questionnaire was designed to collect the required data and an intentional sample was used to determine the study sample. The study sample consisted of (40) respondents. The results revealed that the most prominent societal factors for fire shooting in social occasions from the perspective of the members of local security councils are inherited tribal traditions in the first place, with a mean of (4.91) and a standard deviation of (0.77), followed by entertainment and pride in social occasions in the second place, with a mean of (4.87) and a standard deviation of (0.78). Carelessness and thoughtlessness are in the third rank with a mean of (4.66) and a standard deviation of (0.97), while the least motives for the phenomenon of firing shots in social occasions are the uses for training, experimenting and competition, with a mean of (3.52) and a standard deviation of (0.88).
The results also showed that the most common risks for firing shots in social occasions from the perspective of the members of local security councils are tribal violence in the first place, followed by tribal retribution with a mean of (4.89) and a standard deviation of (0.87). Loosing societal security was in the third place, with a mean of (4.80) and a standard deviation of (0.92), while the least social risks is related to the criminal’s desire to commit a crime, with a mean of (3.15) and a standard deviation of (0.57).
In the light of the results, the study recommended the necessity of activating the systems and laws that prevent practicing firing shots as well as holding seminars and courses to educate people about the risk of this harmful phenomenon to others.