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Autore |
Lacombe Matthew J. |
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Titolo |
Firepower : how the NRA turned gun owners into a political force / / Matthew J. Lacombe |
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Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2021] |
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�2021 |
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ISBN |
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9780691207469 |
0691207461 |
0-691-20745-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 312 pages) : charts |
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Collana |
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Princeton studies in American politics. Historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
Princeton scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gun control - United States |
Firearms ownership - Political aspects - United States |
Firearms owners - Political activity - United States |
Pressure groups - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Also issued in print: 2021. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Explaining the NRA's power -- The political weaponization of gun owners : the NRA and gun ownership as social identity -- "America's first freedom" : the NRA's gun-centric political ideology -- Gun policy during the NRA's quasi-governmental phase -- The party-group alignment of the NRA and the GOP -- Gun policy during the NRA's partisan phase -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful interest groups in America, and has consistently managed to defeat or weaken proposed gun regulations - even despite widespread public support for stricter laws and the prevalence of mass shootings and gun-related deaths. 'Firepower' provides an unprecedented look at how this controversial organization built its political power and deploys it on behalf of its pro-gun agenda. Taking readers from the 1930s to the age of Donald Trump, Matthew Lacombe traces how the NRA's immense influence on national politics arises from its ability to shape the |
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