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Shooters : myths and realities of America's gun cultures

Frequenting gun shops and shooting ranges, and devoting particular attention to those whose interest in weaponry extends beyond casual, Abigail Kohn captures in detail how gun owners actually think and feel about their guns, cutting through the cliches that portray shooters as 'gun nuts' or potential terrorists
eBook, English, 2004
Oxford University Press, New York, 2004
1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages)
9780195348675, 9781602568747, 9781280482151, 0195348672, 160256874X, 128048215X
58996964
Preface
pt. I. The anthropology of gun enthusiasm. Introduction: guns in America ; The world of gun enthusiasm ; Cowboy action shooting
pt. II. The meanings of guns. Citizen soldiers ; Cowboy lawmen ; Tough Americans ; Conclusions
Appendix: [gun enthusiasm: questions for semistructured interview]