Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America
Interview with Andrew C. McKevitt about his book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America. Argues that the choice to have so 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. 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.
Think of this as a warm-up for the forthcoming Malcolm Gladwell book, The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic.