After gun violence: deliberation and memory in an age of political gridlock 9780271083834, 0271083832, 9780271083841, 0271083840

Mass shootings have become the "new normal" in American life. The same can be said for the public debate that

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After gun violence: deliberation and memory in an age of political gridlock
 9780271083834, 0271083832, 9780271083841, 0271083840

Table of contents :
Introduction : deliberating gun violence --
Deliberation and memory --
The weight of the past : memory and the Second amendment --
The fleeting past : memory and our obligations to the dead --
The implicit past : memory and racism --
Conclusions for moving beyond gridlock.

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