Contents

1. A Note to Readers    ix
2. Acknowledgments    xi
3. INTRODUCTION   An Armed Society Is a Policed Society    1
4. CHAPTER 1           Gun Politics in Blue    24
5. CHAPTER 2           The War on Guns    57
6. CHAPTER 3           Never Off Duty    86
7. CHAPTER 4           When the Government Doesn’t Come Knocking    106
8. CHAPTER 5           Legally Armed but Presumed Dangerous    143
9. CONCLUSION      Our Gun Talk    171
10. APPENDIX A        Methodological Approach    182
11. On Gun Militarism: Discarded Lives    197
12. On Gun Populism: Shame on Us    199
13. On Reform: At the Pinnacle of Privilege    201
14. APPENDIX B        Procedures for Protecting Research Subjects    204
15. APPENDIX C        Interview Guide    205
16. Notes    209
17. Bibliography    237
18. Index    263