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Subject(s)

• Gun control—United States [Browse]
• National Rifle Association of America [Browse]
• Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) [Browse]

Series

Princeton studies in American politics. [More in this series]

Summary note

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 political outlooks and actions of its followers. He draws on nearly a century of archival records and surveys to show how the organization has fashioned a distinct worldview around gun ownership and used it to mobilize its supporters.

Notes

Also issued in print: 2021.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

• Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 10, 2021).
• Description based on print version record.

Contents

• 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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ISBN

• 9780691207469 (electronic book)
• 0691207461 (electronic book)
• 9780691207452
• 0691207453

OCLC

1195819348

Doi

• 10.1515/9780691207469

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