Shooters : myths and realities of America's gun cultures / by Abigail A. Kohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohn, Abigail A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Firearms ownership--United States.

Firearms ownership.

Firearms owners--United States.

Firearms owners.

Firearms--Social aspects--United States.

Firearms.

Shooting--United States.

Shooting.

Subculture--United States.

Subculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

In the white-hot debate over guns and gun control in America, there is one fact on which both sides in this increasingly polarized conflict can agree: Americans love their guns. 73 million Americans own guns. This translates to 1 gun owner out of every 4 citizens, many of whom, to account for the 250 million weapons currently in circulation, own several. While these facts are undisputed, a related but different question is endlessly contested: why do Americans so love their guns? Broadly speaking, what exactly is the appeal of the gun? In this important work, Abigail Kohn immerses herself in t

Contents:

Contents; PART ONE: The Anthropology of Gun Enthusiasm; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: Guns in America; CHAPTER TWO: The World of Gun Enthusiasm; CHAPTER THREE: Cowboy Action Shooting; PART TWO: The Meanings of Guns; CHAPTER FOUR: Citizen Soldiers; CHAPTER FIVE: Cowboy Lawmen; CHAPTER SIX: Tough Americans; CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-212) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-020770-1

0-19-530644-9

0-19-534867-2

1-280-48215-X

1-60256-874-X

OCLC:

935261948