Many like to believe U.S. handgun fervor stems from distrust of government–but truth is the gun-lovers are more wanna-be cop than anti-cop.
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To understand U.S. gun fervor, read
@jdawncarlson's excellent new ethnography of handgun enthusiasts in Michigan: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/citizen-protectors-9780199347551?cc=pt&lang=en& …1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
Some gun lovers are anti-government libertarians. But for most, concealed carry is a civic duty–supplementing state power, not resisting it.
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