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Good guys with guns : the appeal and consequences of concealed carry / Angela Stroud.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 183 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781469627915
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HV7436 .G663 2015
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Contents:
Refuse to be a victim? Femininity, guns, and victimization -- Good guys and bad guys -- Self-defense and personal responsibility -- Conclusion: The social implications of an armed citizenry.
Subject: "Today, more than 11 million Americans hold concealed handgun licenses, an increase from 4.5 million in 2007. Yet, despite increasing numbers of firearms and expanding opportunities for gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public places, we know little about the reasons for obtaining a concealed carry permit or what a publicly armed citizenry means for society. Angela Stroud draws on in-depth interviews with permit holders and on field observations at licensing courses to understand how social and cultural factors shape the practice of obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm"--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction HV7436 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn951808798

Includes bibliographies and index.

Men and guns -- Refuse to be a victim? Femininity, guns, and victimization -- Good guys and bad guys -- Self-defense and personal responsibility -- Conclusion: The social implications of an armed citizenry.

"Today, more than 11 million Americans hold concealed handgun licenses, an increase from 4.5 million in 2007. Yet, despite increasing numbers of firearms and expanding opportunities for gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public places, we know little about the reasons for obtaining a concealed carry permit or what a publicly armed citizenry means for society. Angela Stroud draws on in-depth interviews with permit holders and on field observations at licensing courses to understand how social and cultural factors shape the practice of obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm"--

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