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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... gun culture is responsible for the “tyranny of danger” and “omnipresent ... own lives and the lives of people around them. Other examples from the ... gun control is the right thing to do, good scholars shouldn't do research that could ...
... gun culture is responsible for the “tyranny of danger” and “omnipresent ... own lives and the lives of people around them. Other examples from the ... gun control is the right thing to do, good scholars shouldn't do research that could ...
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... gun owners should be publicly excoriated. In the Yale Law Review, an eminent feminist legal scholar argues that all gun owners should be understood as potentially violent because gun ownership is prima facie evidence of apathy toward ...
... gun owners should be publicly excoriated. In the Yale Law Review, an eminent feminist legal scholar argues that all gun owners should be understood as potentially violent because gun ownership is prima facie evidence of apathy toward ...
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... own guns.11 Criminologists have been pointing out for years that most gun owners can and do own guns safely and without criminal intent. Some citizens do use guns ... gun owners to stop owning guns, not with understanding why gun pREFAcE x.
... own guns.11 Criminologists have been pointing out for years that most gun owners can and do own guns safely and without criminal intent. Some citizens do use guns ... gun owners to stop owning guns, not with understanding why gun pREFAcE x.
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... gun ownership in a variety of geographic locales. Even a place not strictly associated with guns can have a version of the gun culture if people in the area gather to talk about guns, buy and sell them, or recreate with them. A gun ...
... gun ownership in a variety of geographic locales. Even a place not strictly associated with guns can have a version of the gun culture if people in the area gather to talk about guns, buy and sell them, or recreate with them. A gun ...
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... own two guns” and “I own my guns for self-defense.” These short answers present only snapshots, images and pieces of a complex social world. Ethnography, on the other hand, can combine and interpret ... Guns and gun owners are introduction 5.
... own two guns” and “I own my guns for self-defense.” These short answers present only snapshots, images and pieces of a complex social world. Ethnography, on the other hand, can combine and interpret ... Guns and gun owners are introduction 5.
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