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On Target explores why the NRA is so influential and how we can understand the group’s impact on firearms policy in the United States. Follow Noah as he goes inside the world's most famous advocacy group to unpack American gun culture, speaking to members and employees, visiting classrooms and gun shows, and even firing an AR-15. 

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Called to Arms

Called to arms: the NRA, the gun culture & women

Published in Critical Policy Studies. This paper looks at how the National Rifle Association (NRA) uses narrative in order to bring more women into the gun culture. 

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Grandpa Joe's hunting rifle

Grandpa Joe's hunting rifle: morality policy framing in Canadian Parliament.

Published in Policy Sciences. How do Canadian MPs frame debates on gun control? How do practices like Question Period influence the frames that policymakers use? 

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Aiming for Success

Toward an Evidence-Based Evaluation Framework for Gun Control Policies

Published in World Affairs. This paper lays out an evidence-based evaluation framework for proposed firearms policies, and evaluates the 2020 "assault-style" weapons ban. 

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