Citizen-protectors : the everyday politics of guns in an age of decline / Jennifer Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Rifle Association of America.

Firearms ownership--United States.

Firearms ownership.

Firearms--United States.

Firearms.

Firearms--Law and legislation--United States.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Gun control--United States.

Gun control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the past several decades, the United States has witnessed a profound transformation in what Americans do with the guns they own. While hunting used to dominate American gun culture, now the top reason for owning a gun is protection, and today, there are over eleven million concealed carry licensees. Why are millions of Americans - disproportionately American men - choosing to carry guns as part of their everyday lives? And what are the effects of gun carry on contemporary notions of citizenship, governance, and crime? This volume examines these questions.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: American Dreams, American Nightmares

Chapter 2: Criminal Insecurities

Chapter 3: NRA Training and the Everyday Politics of Gun Carry

Chapter 4: The Right to Self-Defense, the Duty to Protect

Chapter 5: Policing Guns, Profiling People

Chapter 6: Jumping the Gun

Conclusion: We Hope for Better Things; It Shall Rise from the Ashes

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-934757-3

0-19-090214-0

0-19-934756-5

0-19-023659-0

OCLC:

1023780161