Vote Gun: How Gun Rights Became Politicized in the United States 0231208847, 9780231208840

Today, gun control is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics. However, before the 1960s, positions on fi

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Vote Gun: How Gun Rights Became Politicized in the United States
0231208847, 9780231208840

Patrick J. Charles charts the rise of gun rights activism from the early twentieth century through the 1980 presidential

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Mass killings. Gang violence. Street crimes. Suicides. Accidental shootings. The United States is enduring a literal epi

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The shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 was one of the worst mass murders in the U.S., but it did not lead to any new fede

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In vast swathes of America, the sacredness of the Second Amendment has become a political third rail, never to be questi

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It is the year 2058. The Sino-American War has decimated several generations of men, and the Sterility Epidemic has mad

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This edited collection of data and perspectives takes a fresh approach to gun violence prevention by addressing the ques

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