Bunker USA: How an obsession with guns shaped a nation

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 24 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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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.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast 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. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.0	but one thing always puzzled me and made me feel very European,
1:20.0	the American love affair with guns.
1:23.0	In Texas, I was once at a gunshot firing range.
1:26.0	The woman next to me was wearing hospital blues while blasting away
1:30.0	with a Lady Smith revolver.
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