This provocative issue will be discussed on April 28 at 10:00 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Our presenter, Dr. Jennifer Carlson, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. Her many publications focus on gun politics, gun policy and gun violence.
Dr. Carlson notes that there are roughly 300 million guns in the United States and at least 16 million licensed concealed carry. Debates surrounding guns most often focus on Federal initiatives and the Second Amendment. This presentation will place those debates in a different context: the local political context and everyday ways in which guns matter for both Americans who chose to have them and for Americans who bear the cost of their widespread availability.
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