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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Illuminating. . . . Carlson packs the proceedings with intriguing insights and observations. It’s a fresh take on how guns and politics mix." * Publishers Weekly *
"The author treats her subjects with respect and intellectual generosity, and her positioning of gun culture in democratic thought is a model of thoughtful scholarship." * Kirkus Reviews *
"Carlson’s study will be welcomed by anyone angered, conflicted about, or interested in gun control and devotion to the right to bear arms in the U.S." * Library Journal *
"Carlson takes on a topic of crucial importance: the relationship between conservative gun culture and the core commitments of American democracy. Along the way, she sheds fascinating new light on the factors that galvanized the largest gun-buying spree in the country’s history in 2020 and shaped how many Americans responded to the tumult of that year."
---Matthew Lacombe, Science"As much as Carlson’s book is a work of sociological analysis, it is also a warning. . . . armed conservatives are working toward a democracy not of the ballot but of the bullet. As Carlson’s book shows, they’re well on their way."
---Jack McCordick, The New Republic"Gun culture and its purveyors . . . are important for Carlson not just in themselves and because of their epically awful results, but as a window into the forces that threaten to unravel our society and our democracy. This book is a must-read for all who seek to understand those forces."
---David Gushee, Christian Century
