Chapters in this book

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