Women and Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in AmericaRoutledge, 2015 M05 20 - 349 páginas This timely and provocative book looks at contemporary American women and their experiences with guns. Scrupulously balanced, this new paperback edition features a new appendix containing a wealth of primary source documents that help illuminate both the dangers and attractions of guns in our society. |
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... police pistol training where participants engage moving targets. Stauffeneker had three guns. Woodhams said most of the guns in her house arrived with her second husband: “I got involved with Bill. He came with all the guns.” And what ...
... police pistol training where participants engage moving targets. Stauffeneker had three guns. Woodhams said most of the guns in her house arrived with her second husband: “I got involved with Bill. He came with all the guns.” And what ...
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... police undercover operation had determined suburban gun dealers were selling arms without conducting background checks and, as a result, flooding his city with illegal firearms. The suit named twenty-two manufacturers, twelve stores ...
... police undercover operation had determined suburban gun dealers were selling arms without conducting background checks and, as a result, flooding his city with illegal firearms. The suit named twenty-two manufacturers, twelve stores ...
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... police. His first weapon jammed and then he shot me with a .22. He shot me twice in the left buttocks, once in the right thigh, and once in the back. I also think I fell down once. I have been told since that there was a pool of blood ...
... police. His first weapon jammed and then he shot me with a .22. He shot me twice in the left buttocks, once in the right thigh, and once in the back. I also think I fell down once. I have been told since that there was a pool of blood ...
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... police cruiser coming up the street. She heard two more gunshots: John had shot himself in the head. She believes he must have seen the police cruiser, too. “Then I heard the police chief's voice, and I came out of the bathroom, and I ...
... police cruiser coming up the street. She heard two more gunshots: John had shot himself in the head. She believes he must have seen the police cruiser, too. “Then I heard the police chief's voice, and I came out of the bathroom, and I ...
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Contenido
3 | |
Chapter 2 American Stories | 31 |
Chapter 3 Fields Near Home | 47 |
Combat by Story and Statistics | 79 |
Looking for the Bad Guys | 99 |
Chapter 6 Gun Games and Homegrown Rebellion | 131 |
Chapter 7 In the Cities on the Edge | 161 |
Chapter 8 Conclusion | 197 |
Authors Note to Appendix | 239 |
Primary Source Documents | 241 |
Index | 329 |
About the Author | 339 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Women and Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America Deborah Homsher Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
Women & Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America Deborah Homsher Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
Women & Guns: Politics and the Culture of Firearms in America Deborah Homsher Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
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