In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jennifer Carlson of Arizona State University, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow, about her new book, Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy. They also discuss the symbolism and political value guns have in American politics and society.
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Further reading and resources
- Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy (Princeton University Press, 2023)
- Center for the Study of Guns in Society at Arizona State University.
- Race, Rights, and Rifles: The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture by Alexandra Filindra.
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