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Do Guns Make Us Free? : Democracy and the Armed Society
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ISBN: 0300208936 9780300208931 0300213654 Year: 2015 Publisher: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press,

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An essential examination of the political and philosophical arguments of the contemporary gun rights movement in the United States Possibly the most emotionally charged debate taking place in the United States today centers on the Second Amendment to the Constitution and the rights of citizens to bear arms. In the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut, the gun rights movement, headed by the National Rifle Association, appears more intractable than ever in its fight against gun control laws. The core argument of Second Amendment advocates is that the proliferation of firearms is essential to maintaining freedom in America, providing private citizens with a defense against possible government tyranny, and thus safeguarding all our other rights. But is this argument valid? Do guns indeed make us free? In this insightful and eye-opening analysis, the first philosophical examination of every aspect of the contentious and uniquely American debate over guns, Firmin DeBrabander examines the claims offered in favor of unchecked gun ownership. By exposing the contradictions and misinterpretations inherent in the case presented by gun rights supporters, this provocative volume demonstrates that an armed society is not a free society but one that actively hinders democratic participation.


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Armada international.
ISSN: 22352082 Year: 1977 Publisher: [Zurich, Switzerland] [Internationale Armada Aktiengesellschaft]

Open fire
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ISBN: 1474215335 1847883273 9781847883278 9781845204167 9781847883278 1845204166 9781845204174 1845204174 9781474215336 Year: 2007 Publisher: Oxford, UK New York Berg

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Guns are everywhere: three quarters of a billion guns - from pistols to machine guns exist in the world. Illustrated with a range of case material - from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, this work explores and questions this global icon. Why do guns proliferate? What does it mean to shoot or to be shot? And more. Please note that images or diagrams have been excluded from this text due to copyright restrictions.


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Modernity at Gunpoint : Firearms, Politics, and Culture in Mexico and Central America
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ISBN: 9780822965381 0822965380 0822986132 9780822986133 Year: 2018 Publisher: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press,

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"Modernity at Gunpoint provides the first study of the political and cultural significance of weaponry in the context of major armed conflicts in Mexico and Central America. In this highly original study, Sophie Esch approaches political violence through its most direct but also most symbolic tool: the firearm. In novels, songs, and photos of insurgency, firearms appear as artifacts, tropes, and props, through which artists negotiate conceptions of modernity, citizenship, and militancy. Esch grounds her analysis in important rereadings of canonical texts by Martín Luis Guzman, Nellie Campobello, Omar Cabezas, Gioconda Belli, Sergio Ramirez, Horacio Castellanos Moya, and others. Through the lens of the iconic firearm, Esch relates the story of the peasant insurgencies of the Mexican Revolution, the guerrilla warfare of the Sandinista Revolution, and the ongoing drug-related wars in Mexico and Central America, to highlight the historical, cultural, gendered, and political significance of weapons in this volatile region"--

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