by RJ Young
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Notes
2. We’re All Mad Here
one in six black men in prison: Ashley Nellis, “The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons,” in The Sentencing Project, June 14, 2016. http://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/color-of-justice-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-state-prisons/#II. Overall Findings.
40 goddamn percent: Ibid.
3. Glock
literally laughed at him: Paul M. Barrett, GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun (New York: Crown Publishers, 2012), p. 7.
“I should fire ten thousand rounds”: Ibid., p. 11.
It was his seventeenth invention: Ibid., p. 13.
“Five thousand miles”: Peter G. Kokalis, “Plastic Perfection,” in Soldier of Fortune, October 1984. https://remtek.com/arms/glock/model/9/17/index.html
“Gaddafi Buying Austrian”: Barrett, Glock, p. 40.
“HIJACKER’S SPECIAL”: Ibid., p. 41.
“an edge that officials”: Ibid., p. 43.
“super gun”: Ibid., p. 63.
4. Obama Ain’t Gonna Know
right in line with the national: “995 People Shot Dead in 2015,” Washington Post, June 30, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings/
more than two thousand gun shows: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Investigative Operations at Gun Shows,” June 2007. https://oig.justice.gov/reports/ATF/e0707/final.pdf
Wanenmacher’s was sponsored: Kelly Bostian, “Wanenmacher Arms Show Marks 60 Years in Guns, Politics, Celebrities,” Tulsa World, November 8, 2014. http://www.tulsaworld.com/newshomepage1/wanenmacher-arms-show-marks-years-in-guns-politics-celebrities/article_268aac76-1bb7-569f-9c67-dc7cad0965f1.html
Wanenmacher counted 117 tables: Doug Howlett, “The Gun Digest Interview: Joe Wanenmacher,” Gun Digest, May 3, 2013. https://gundigest.com/reviews/the-gun-digest-interview-joe-wanenmacher
“Our good president probably”: Bostian, “Wanenmacher Arms Show.”
92 percent of Americans: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, and Fred Backus, “CBS/NYT Poll: GOP Voters Have Deep Concern About Government,” CBS News, October 27, 2015. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbsnyt-poll-gop-voters-have-deep-concerns-about-government/
Over 9 million guns: Tiffany Hsu, “How Many Guns Sold? Why It’s Hard to Tell,” New York Times, March 3, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/business/gun-sales-impact.html
states have established laws: Giffords Law Center, “Universal Background Checks,” June 2017. http://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/background-checks/universal-background-checks/
flyer being circulated around: Dylan Goforth and Kassie McClung, “Two Racist Incidents at OU Following Trump Election Among Handful Reported in Oklahoma,” The Frontier, November 14, 2016. https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/racist-incidents-at-ou-post-election-among-several-reported-in-state/
5. Grandmomme
“black men are more capable”: John Wilson, PhD, Montclair University; Kurt Hugenberg, PhD, Miami University; and Nicholas Rule, PhD, University of Toronto, “Racial Bias in Judgments of Physical Size and Formidability: From Size to Threat,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, published online March 13, 2017. https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-pspi0000092.pdf
460 people who died: Jaeah Lee, “Here’s the Data That Shows Cops Kill Black People at a Higher Rate Than White People,” Mother Jones, September 10, 2014. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/police-shootings-ferguson-race-data/
“The lesson this teaches”: Ida B. Wells, “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases,” New York Age, June 25, 1892.
“I don’t have to give you anything”: Adam Winkler, “The Secret History of Guns,” The Atlantic, September 2011. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/09/the-secret-history-of-guns/308608/
“The American people in general”: Ibid.
“The supposed aim of this bill”: David Babat, “The Discriminatory History of Gun Control.” Senior Honors Projects, Paper 140, May 2009. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog/140
6. There Is No Try
Plaxico Burress rather famously: Casey Glynn, “Ex–New York Giant Plaxico Burress Released from Prison Monday,” Associated Press, June 6, 2011. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-new-york-giant-plaxico-burress-released-from-prison-monday/
7. Waldo
handgun license: Michael McNutt, “Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Signs Open-Carry Gun Bill into Law,” The Oklahoman, May 15, 2012. http://newsok.com/article/3675750
8. White NRA
NRA Family website has published: Linda Hoff, “Throwback Thursday: Davy Crockett,” NRA Family, September 7, 2017. https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2017/9/7/throwback-thursday-davy-crockett/.
“included stories in which Crockett”: Laura Browder, Slippery Characters: Ethnic Impersonators and American Identities (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2006), p. 52.
from these racist statements: David Crockett, A Narrative Life of David Crocket of the State of Tennessee (Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart; Baltimore: Carey, Hart & Co., University of California Libraries, 1834), p. 4.
writings such as his pseudo-memoir: James Strange French, Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett of West Tennessee (New York: J. & J. Harper, The Library of Congress, 1833).
May 21, 1997, was the day: Joel Achenbach, Scott Higham, and Sari Horwitz, “How NRA’s True Believers Converted a Marksmanship Group into a Mighty Gun Lobby,” Washington Post, January 12, 2013. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-nras-true-believers-converted-a-marksmanship-group-into-a-mighty-gun-lobby/2013/01/12/51c62288-59b9-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?utm_term=.9de79217a694.
its now in famous super PAC: British Broadcasting Corporation, “US Gun Control: What Is the NRA and Why Is It So Powerful?” January 8, 2016. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35261394
Frederick testified before Congress: Adam Winkler, “NRA Took a Hard Right After Leadership Coup,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 28, 2012. http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/NRA-took-hard-right-after-leadership-coup-3741640.php
40 million in 1970: Adam Winkler, “The NRA Will Fall. It’s Inevitable,” Washington Post, October 19, 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/10/19/the-nra-will-fall-its-inevitable/?utm_term=.7b2f3d94321d
Robert Corbin invoked the Alamo: Michael Isikoff, “NRA Leaders Vow All-Out Fight Against ‘Brady Bill,’” Washington Post, April 14, 1991. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/04/14/nra-leaders-vow-all-out-fight-against-brady-bill/37a01994-d1a4-4b31-9e52-40a999efd5d9/?utm_term=.135728422a12.
NRA declared more than $227 million: Dan Bigman, “What the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Gets Paid to Defend Guns, Forbes, December 21, 2012. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danbigman/2012/12/21/what-the-nras-wayne-lapierre-gets-paid-to-defend-guns/#5ca9912116d6
“We must declare that there”: Wayne LaPierre, “2002 NRA Annual Meeting Speech by Wayne LaPierre,” NRA-ILA, May 1, 2002. https://www.nraila.org/articles/20020501/2002-nra-annual-meeting-speech-by-wayne-lapierre
2016 Pew Research Center poll: Pew Research Center, “Public Views About Guns,” June 22, 2017. http://www.people-press.org/2017/06/22/public-views-about-guns/#race.
Some cities have experienced: Adam Winkler, Gun Fight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America (New York City: W.W. Norton & Company, 2013).
9. Black NRA
police officer Jeronimo Yanez: T. Rees Shapiro, Lindsey Bever, Wesley Lowery, and Michael E. Miller, “Police Group: Minn. Governor ‘Exploited What Was Already a Horrible and Tragic Situation,’”
Washington Post, July 9, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/07/minn-cop-fatally-shoots-man-during-traffic-stop-aftermath-broadcast-on-facebook/?utm_term=.285fafa4ecda
the NRA took its time: Brian Fung, “The NRA’s Internal Split over Philando Castile,” Washington Post, July 9, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/09/the-nras-internal-revolt-over-philando-castile/?utm_term=.97bf633d35b5
They use media to assassinate: Dana Loesch, “Freedom’s Safest Place: The Violence of Lies,” NRA, April 7, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGOQFf9VCE
documented 867 incidents: SPLC, “Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election,” Southern Poverty Law Center, November 29, 2016. http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/oct/05/stefani-carter/stefani-carter-says-black-women-texas-fastest-grow/
“Don’t let your kids”: Ted Nugent, Facebook, November 24, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/tednugent/posts/10152535118862297.
In a photo for the Los Angeles Times: Molly Hennessey-Fiske, “NRA’s Black Commentator Becomes Web Sensation,” Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2013. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-black-guns-nra-20130723-dto-htmlstory.html
group reach membership of 250,000: Paxton Delaney, “Celebrating the National African American Gun Association’s One-Year Anniversary,” NRABlog, March 22, 2016. https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/3/celebrating-the-national-african-american-gun-associations-one-year-anniversary/
hadn’t even been introduced to guns: Ibid.
“The only time I saw a gun”: Ibid.
“Our organization is working hard”: Ibid.
NAAGA’s membership saw a jump: Ryan Young, “African-American Gun Club Says Membership Surged in Trump Era,” CNN, February 27, 2017. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/us/african-american-gun-club-trump/index.html
“There’s nothing hidden”: Jake Dubois, “Black NAAGA: Are Guns Positive Thing For African Americans?” Black Lives Matter US, September 15, 2016. https://blackmattersus.com/15983-naaga-are-guns-positive-thing-for-african-americans/
“A lot of African American gun owners”: Paxton Delaney, “Celebrating.” NRAblog, March 22, 2016, https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/3/celebrating-the-national-african-american-gun-associations-one-year-anniversary/
“I’d be lying to you”: Keith Whitney, “Group Training African-Americans to Use Guns Seeing Spike in Membership,” CBS 46, May 30, 2017. http://www.cbs46.com/story/35300674/group-training-african-americans-to-use-guns-seeing-spike-in-membership
black women were murdered: Stefani Carter, “Stefani Carter Says Black Women are Texas’ Fastest-Growing Group of Concealed-Handgun Permit Applicants,” Politifact, http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/oct/05/stefani-carter/stefani-carter-says-black-women-texas-fastest-grow/
“about a three- to four-fold”: Trymaine Lee, “The Age of Trump Is Producing More Black Gun Owners,” NBC News, May 12, 2017. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/age-trump-producing-more-black-gun-owners-n758211
49 percent of white households: Kim Parker, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Ruth Igielnik, Baxter Oliphant, and Anna Brown, “America’s Complex Relationship with Guns,” Pew Research Center, June 22, 2017. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns/
10. You’re Worth More to Me, Asshole
310 million guns in circulation: Dave Gilson, “10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down,” Mother Jones, January 31, 2013. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/pro-gun-myths-fact-check/
a Kel-Tec 9 mm PF-9: Orlando Sentinel, “Behind the Handgun George Zimmerman Used to Kill Trayvon Martin,” Orlando Sentinel, May 15, 2012. http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-05-15/story/behind-handgun-george-zimmerman-used-kill-trayvon-martin
11. Self-Defense in Black and White
Texas resident Joe Horn called: Patrick Michels, “Joe Horn and Five Years with Texas Castle Doctrine,” Texas Observer, May 8, 2012. http://www.texasobserver.org/joe-horn-and-castle-doctrine-shootings-in-texas/
“This is basically preparing people”: Sara DiNatale, “Tampa Man Shoots Father of Three, Then Calls ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hotline,” Tampa Bay Times, September 16, 2016. http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/tampa-man-shoots-father-of-three-then-calls-stand-your-ground-hotline/2293853
$130 a year for peace of mind: Adam Weinstein, “The Texas Legal Outfit Accused of Preying on Concealed Carry Holders,” The Trace, August 17, 2015. https://www.thetrace.org/2015/08/texas-law-shield-concealed-carry-insurance-class-action-lawsuit/.
Brad Crowley v. Texas Law Shield: Michael David Miller, “Brad Crowley and Terrilyn Crowley, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Texas Law Shield, Llp, Darren R. Rice, T. Edwin Walker, Walker & Rice, Pc, and Walker & Byington, Pllc,” Texas 14th Court of Appeals, June 23, 2017. http://data.scotxblog.com/scotx/no/17-0096
“any incident where the Legal Service”: Mark Bennett, “2015.18: Texas Law Shield and Second Call Defense,” blog.bennettandbennett.com, January 13, 2015. http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2015/01/2015-18-texas-law-shield-and-second-call-defense/
Governor Mary Fallin signed: Associated Press, “Fallin Signs Bill Allowing Young Veterans to Carry Guns, US News, April 6, 2017 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2017-04-06/fallin-signs-bill-allowing-young-veterans-to-carry-guns
“a concealed or unconcealed weapon”: Oklahoma Title 21, “Unlawful Carry in Certain Places,” Enacted during the 2017 Oklahoma Legislative session. http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=69745
Zach Peters was asleep: Kyle Hinchey, “Friends in Disbelief over Deaths of Three Teens During Home-Invasion,” Tulsa World, March 30, 2017. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/friends-in-disbelief-over-deaths-of-three-teens-during-home/article_d5cab1a8-bbe2-5732-aef9-4ad58408e7a0.html
“OK, sir, we’re getting”: Kimberly Querry, “Listen: 911 Call Released After Homeowner Shoots Three Intruders in Oklahoma Home,” News 4 Channel KFOR, March 29, 2017. http://kfor.com/2017/03/29/listen-911-call-released-after-homeowner-shoots-three-intruders-in-oklahoma-home/
12. The Razor’s Edge
The court held that a police officer: Case Briefs, “Terry v. Ohio,” 392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889 (1968), casebriefs.com, January 20, 2018, date last accessed. https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-procedure/criminal-procedure-keyed-to-weinreb/the-fourth-amendment-arrest-and-search-and-seizure/terry-v-ohio-4/
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Index
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
accidental discharges, 33
Alamo, 82
Al-Assad, Bashar, 31
Al-Assad, Hafez, 31
ambulance chasing, 122–123
American Rifleman, 53, 88
America’s Most Wanted (TV show), 14
ammunition types, 62, 110–111
Anderson, Jack, 32
ASAP Ferg, 22
Atlanta, Georgia, 100
B
Babat, David, 53–54
background checks, 43–44, 72, 87
Barett, Paul, 30
Beck, Glenn, 153
Billy Bathgate (Doctorow), 25
Black Guns, 47
Black Lives Matter, 42
Black Panther Party, 51–54
blacks. See also racism
alternatives to the NRA for, 96–106
bias against, 49–59, 101–102
gun ownership rates of, 96, 105–106
guns in music by, 21–22
homicide rates of, 49, 104
incarceration ra
tes of, 15
in movies, 23–24
police interactions with, 13–15
self-defense for, 101–102, 102–105
Terry stops of, 137–139
white people’s fear of guns of, 49–59, 98–99
Brad Crowley v. Texas Law Shield, 122–123
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 41, 86–87
Breedlove v. Suttles, 58
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 137–139
Browder, Laura, 83
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 38, 43
Burress, Plaxico, 63
Bushmaster AR-15, 100
C
Carry Guard, 118–119
Carter, Harlon, 84–85
Castile, Philando, 91–93
Castle Doctrine, 127–131
cattle prods, electric, 10–11
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50
Cincinnati Revolution, 86
cinema, 23–25, 29
civil rights movement, 51–54, 55
Clinton, Bill, 41
Colt 1911, 33, 63
concealed carry, 51, 71–72, 101
by black women, 147, 152–154
NRA training for, 118–119
Oklahoma law on, 125–127
self-defense and, 102–105
Connor, Dennie Frank, 57
Connor, Peggy Jean, 54–59, 148
COPS (TV show), 13–14
Corbin, Robert, 87
Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, 108