There are more guns than people in America. How does this obsession shape US society? Gavin Esler is joined by Jennifer Carlson, author of new book Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy, to explore the US fascination with guns, the people who are selling them, and how they shape a right -wing ideology.
“There’s a feeling that you can’t rely on collective security so you need a gun.”
“Gun policy is made at the state level, meaning it is very hard to regulate.”
“People compare not having a gun to not having a cell phone – it’s unimaginable.”
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Book link:
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691230399/merchants-of-the-right
Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.
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