Chapter
The NRA and Vigilante Justice
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The NRA has pushed the idea of an individual's right to bear arms, which has contributed to a vigilante mentality and a lack of concern for community self-defense. The presence of visible weapons can increase the willingness of people to use violence, and the NRA's framing of gun ownership as a nativist form of self-defense has further contributed to this issue.
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The NRA has promoted a myth that gun ownership has always been about individual constitutional rights and self-defense, but in reality, it is a vigilante reframing that promotes society's militarization and a willingness to use violence.
36:38 - 41:23 (04:44)
gun ownership
Summary
The NRA has promoted a myth that gun ownership has always been about individual constitutional rights and self-defense, but in reality, it is a vigilante reframing that promotes society's militarization and a willingness to use violence.