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BackStory · June 17, 2016 · 55m

Trigger Warning: A History of Guns in America

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The history of guns in American culture from the colonial militia to the modern Second Amendment debate. The hosts trace how gun ownership evolved from practical necessity to cultural identity.

Highlights

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The modern gun debate is about identity, not policy
Gun ownership in America has become a marker of cultural identity — rural vs. urban, traditional vs. progressive. The policy debate is actually a proxy war over cultural values.
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The Second Amendment meant something very different in 1791 than it means today
The Second Amendment was written to protect state militias from federal disarmament. The individual-right interpretation is a modern construction — the Supreme Court didn't adopt it until 2008.
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