Gun Crusaders: The NRA’s Culture War

Nothing Conjures Up Images Of The American Frontier And A Pick-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps View Of Freedom And Independence Quite Like Guns. Gun Crusaders Is A Fascinating Inside Look At How The Four-million Member National Rifle Association And Its Committed Members Come To See Each And Every Gun Control Threat As A Step Down The Path Towards Gun Confiscation, And Eventually Socialism. Enlivened By A Rich Analysis Of Nra Materials, Meetings, Leader Speeches, And Unique In-depth Interviews With Nra Members, Gun Crusaders Focuses On How The Nra Constructs And Perceives Threats To Gun Rights As One More Attack In A Broad Liberal Cultural War. Scott Melzer Shows That The Nra Promotes A Nostalgic Vision Of Frontier Masculinity, Whereby Gun Rights Defenders Are Seen As Patriots And Freedom Fighters, Defending Not The Freedom Of Religion, But The Religion Of Individual Rights And Freedoms.