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Guns don’t kill people…: good guys and the legitimization of gun violence

A. Stroud

Explore the fascinating exploration by Angela Stroud as she delves into how gun proliferation in the U.S. is rationalized through the lens of 'legitimate violence.' This research uncovers the narratives that legitimize violence in the wake of tragic shootings.... show more

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Abstract

Building on literatures that examine why firearms are appealing and to whom and employing Weber’s concept of “legitimate violence”, this paper utilizes an online concealed carry forum to critically analyze how firearm proliferation is rationalized in the U.S. The analysis focuses on three specific examples of violence—the Parkland, Florida, and Philando Castile shootings, and stories of children who find guns and shoot themselves and/or others. This work is a critical examination of the social construction of “legitimate violence” that deconstructs the discourses embedded in the “pro-gun” notion that the answer to gun violence is more guns.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Dec 08, 2020

Authors

Angela Stroud

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00673-x

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