Shooters: Myths and Realities of America's Gun CulturesOxford University Press, 2004 M06 10 - 240 páginas Frequenting gun shops and shooting ranges, and devoting particular attention to those whose interest in weaponry extends beyond the casual, Abigail A. Kohn captures in finegrained and often entertaining, yet always humane, detail how gun owners actually think and feel about their guns. Through her conversations--with cowboy action shooters at a regional match, sport shooters, hunters, with shooters of all ages and races--we hear of the "savage beauty" of a beautifully crafted long gun, of the powerful historical import owners attach to their guns, of the sense of empowerment that comes with shooting skill, and the visceral thrill of discharging a dangerous weapon. Cutting through the cliches that link gun ownership with violent, criminal subcultures and portray shooters as "gun nuts" or potential terrorists, Kohn provides us with a lively and untainted portrait of American gun enthusiasts. |
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... women's organization formed largely in response to the Million Mom March, which favored gun control. Entitled “Pistol-Packin' Polyester,” the columnist describes the Second Amendment Sisters as “bored, under-educated, bitter, terrified ...
... women's organization formed largely in response to the Million Mom March, which favored gun control. Entitled “Pistol-Packin' Polyester,” the columnist describes the Second Amendment Sisters as “bored, under-educated, bitter, terrified ...
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... women from lost Midwestern towns with names like Frankenmuth all carrying firearms and somehow thinking they're aiding the species.” Only moderately less inflammatory, another West Coast contributor argues that America's gun culture is ...
... women from lost Midwestern towns with names like Frankenmuth all carrying firearms and somehow thinking they're aiding the species.” Only moderately less inflammatory, another West Coast contributor argues that America's gun culture is ...
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... women. Gun ownership and indeed the gun culture are straightforward examples of hegemonic masculinity and patriarchy. Another legal scholar writes in the Boston University Law Review that gun manufacturers and the NRA should all be ...
... women. Gun ownership and indeed the gun culture are straightforward examples of hegemonic masculinity and patriarchy. Another legal scholar writes in the Boston University Law Review that gun manufacturers and the NRA should all be ...
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... women; one is Latino, another Asian, but the rest are white. All of these individuals are middle or lower-middle class, according to their income level and, in some cases, their self-proclaimed class status. The second group of shooters ...
... women; one is Latino, another Asian, but the rest are white. All of these individuals are middle or lower-middle class, according to their income level and, in some cases, their self-proclaimed class status. The second group of shooters ...
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... . A substantial number of the shooters interviewed had been victimized by crime and had used their guns to defend themselves during the incident. Nine shooters in total, seven men and two women, said the anthropology of gun enthusiasm 8.
... . A substantial number of the shooters interviewed had been victimized by crime and had used their guns to defend themselves during the incident. Nine shooters in total, seven men and two women, said the anthropology of gun enthusiasm 8.
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