#140: Drew McKevitt: "Gun Country"

Podcast: Axelbank Reports History and Today (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: #140: Drew McKevitt: "Gun Country"Pub date: 2023-11-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 2021, there were 48,830 people in America who were killed by bullets fired from guns. Some of those deaths were purposeful, others accidental, and still others self-inflicted. The bullets were fired from a share of the 400 million guns owned by - or stolen from - Americans. In "Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture and Control in Cold War America," Dr. Drew McKevitt argues that the choice to have that many guns is not so much determined by Constitution as it is the unavoidable consequence of politicians allowing a consumer culture, where guns are seen as a lifestyle product, to run relatively unfettered. Dr. McKevitt explores how capitalism following World War II allowed guns to be seen and sold as an accessory to everyday life, and how that culture brought deadly consequences to millions of people.Drew McKevitt is on the website formerly known as Twitter at https://x.com/drewmckevittHis website can be found at https://andrewcmckevitt.com/about/Information on his book from The University of North Carolina Press can be found at https://uncpress.org/book/9781469677248/gun-country/Support our show at https://patreon.com/axelbankhistory**A portion of every contribution is given to a charity for children's literacy** "Axelbank Reports History and Today" can be found on social media at https://twitter.com/axelbankhistory https://instagram.com/axelbankhistoryhttps://facebook.com/axelbankhistoryThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Evan Axelbank, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.