Andrew McKevitt on Gun Capitalism

Andrew McKevitt on Gun Capitalism

450 million. According to our best estimates, that's how many guns there are in the United States. To put that in perspective: if you gave a firearm to every single person in the nation—including babies and young children—you'd still have at least 100 million guns left over.

Why did we amass such a large stockpile of guns? How did the US become an outlier among nations when it came to civilian gun ownership?

On this month's episode, Andrew McKevitt reveals the history of what he calls "gun capitalism" in the decades after World War II. He helps us see how the exploding firearms market was related to broader currents: from the rise of mass consumerism, to Cold War anti-communism, to grassroots social movements for consumer regulation. Is there any way to stem the seemingly limitless accumulation of guns in the United States? Take a listen and find out.

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