In this episode, I look at the history of gun culture in America, gun ownership as a social identity, and the long history of gun control legislation passed in response to outrageous acts of gun violence.\xa0\nPledge support on Patreon to get ad-free and exclusive episodes. \nCheck out my novel, Manuscript Found!\xa0\xa0And check out the show merch!\n\nFurther support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness.\n\nSome music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "Remedy of Melancholy," "Tumult," "Seeker," "Wake Up," "Oneiri," "Nothing (Bonus Track)," and "Cold War Echo" are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).\n\nAdditional Music:\xa0\n\n"Maestro Tlakaelel" by Jesse Gallagher, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0).\n\n"Lightless Dawn" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices