Good Guys with Guns : The Appeal and Consequences of Concealed Carry /

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"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 con...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Stroud, Angela (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Firearms > Social aspects.
Firearms ownership.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Armes à feu > Possession > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Proprietaires d'armes à feu > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Firearms ownership > United States.
Firearms > Social aspects > United States.
Firearms owners > United States > Attitudes.
Concealed carry of firearms > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (200 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469627915

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