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Guns don't kill, people do : the NRA's case against gun control.

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Guns don't kill, people do : the NRA's case against gun control.
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For many people, the gun is a potent symbol of all that is wrong with the American culture. It is considered to represent aggression, violence, male dominance, sexual frustration and a host of other behaviour that is abhorrent in a civilized society. However, for other Americans, the very same gun symbolizes all that is right, independence and self-sufficiency, outdoorsmanship, and the ability to protect oneself and one's family in an increasingly dangerous world. To these members of 'the gun...

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Thesis level
Masters
Date created
1994
Creator
Fletcher, C. D.
URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10092/17047

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