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Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America

Professor Buzzkill History Podcast

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Gun Capitalism and Gun Consumerism

This chapter explores the transition from gun capitalism to gun consumerism in the United States, discussing the increase in handgun sales, the rise of the gun rights movement, and the relationship of guns to American national identity. It also touches upon the historical event of a commission's investigation into gun violence and ownership in 1968.

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