Gun Crusaders: The NRA’s Culture War

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305 1994 midterm elections, 85, 233, 237, 242 2000 general elections, 226, 227 2000 presidential election, 193–194, 229–230, 237–238, 247 2004 general elections, 228–229, 230 2004 presidential election, 230–232 2006 midterm elections, 230 2008 presidential election: Clinton’s candidacy, Hillary, 235, 292n12; money contributed to national parties, 296n3; NRA in, 235–236, 248–251, 255 Accuracy in Media, 243 affirmative action, NRA members’ views of, 165–166, 200 African Americans: inability to obtain concealed carry licenses, 10; NRA members’ views of, 125, 208; prison population, 159; right to keep and bear arms, 34–35 Alterman, Eric, 195 Altria Group (formerly Philip Morris), 233 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 76, 234 American Bar Association, 103 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 115, 162, 206 American Conservative Union (ACU), 240 American Enterprise Institute, 243 American Ethos, 46, 50, 120 American Guardian (magazine), 92, 100 American Handgunner (magazine), 229–230 American Hunter (magazine), 27, 258 American Medical Association, 96, 103, 234 The American Rifleman (magazine). See Rifleman Americans for Gun Safety, 6, 255 Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), 9, 241 America’s First Freedom (magazine), 92–102; 2007 and 2008 issues, 248; on American Medical Association , 96; on Annan, Kofi, 96–97, 97; “BAN-DEMONIUM” award, 93; covers, 92–93, 93, 94, 100, 101, 255; Freedom Index, 93, 95, 96; gun rights coverage, 92, 96; Heston on, Charlton, 105–106; title, significance of, 60, 114; on United Nations, 96 Annan, Kofi, 96–97, 97 anticommunist militarism, 131–132 antifeminist backlash against threats to frontier masculinity, 49–50, 52–55 Aquilino, Johnny, 86 Arming America (Bellesiles), 6 Arulanandam, Andrew, 99 Index 306 Index Ashcroft, John, 191 assault rifles, 40 Association of Trial Lawyers of America , 226 Baker, James Jay, 6, 91, 98–99, 245 Beard, Daniel, 50 Beck, Glenn, 243 Bellesiles, Michael, 6 Berbrier, Mitch, 80–81 Biden, Joe, 254 Billy the Kid, 253 bin Laden, Osama, 6, 43, 202 Black Panthers, 78 Bolton, John, 243–244 Bonanza (television series), 34 Boren, Dan, 234 Boxer, Barbara, 103 Boy Scouts of America, 50–51 Brady, Jim, 236 Brady, Sarah, 236 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence , 18, 236 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (1993), 41, 82, 236 Brannon, Robert, 29 breadwinners, 31–32, 46, 52–53 Brooks, Jack, 236–237 Brown, Robert, 244 Buchanan, Pat, 191 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), 61, 83, 90, 179 Bush, George H. W., 41, 90, 179, 193 Bush, George W.: 2000 presidential election, 12; 2004 presidential election , 230; Ashcroft and, John, 191; assault weapons ban, 237–238; “axis of evil” rhetoric, 107; at Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), 240; frontier masculinity, 43, 251–252; gun-related laws signed by, 238; “leave us alone” coalition, 242; likeability, 251–252; NRA members ’ views of, 201, 203–205, 206; second term, 252; tax cut policies, 241 Bush, Jeb, 243 California, 40, 84, 195–196 campaign finance reform, framing of, 86, 108 Carter, Greg Lee, 281n78 Carter, Harlon: Knox and, Neal, 41; leadership coup by, 37–38; as NRA Executive Vice President, 89; NRA Institute for Legislative Action, 40; as NRA President, 88; on NRA’s reactive posture, 90; opposition to gun control, 39 Carville, James, 61 Cassidy, Warren, 15 Center for Responsible Politics, 296n3 Cheney, Dick, 93–94, 240, 242, 243 Cho, Seung Hui, 238 Christian Right: antifeminist backlash against threats to frontier masculinity , 55; backlash against feminist and Civil Rights movements, 65; compared to Libertarians, 290n14; compared to NRA, 129; Critical Mass members and, 187; in culture war debates, 18; Promise Keepers, 55; Reserve members and, 188–189; slippery slope argument, 130; traditionalism , 132; views on gambling and drug use, 290n14 cities, NRA members’ views of, 189 Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 67 Civil Rights movement, 65, 104–105, 154 Civil War, 34–35 Clancy, Tom, 4 Index 307 Clinton, Bill: on 1994 midterm elections , 237; America’s First Freedom cover, 100; gun control movement, 40–41, 85, 230, 236; LaPierre on, Wayne, 85, 103; NRA members’ views of, 6, 14, 91–92, 124, 139, 195 Clinton, Hillary: 2008 primaries, 235, 292n12; “Hillary Nutcracker” novelty item, 292n12; It Takes a Village, 137; LaPierre on, Wayne, 103; NRA members’ views of, 6, 124, 139, 195 Clinton administration gun control legislation, 84–85 collective action frames (CAFs), 75–76, 104 Columbine massacre (Colorado, 1999), 3, 85 communism: Democratic Party as communist sympathizers, 124–125, 195; femininity and feminism linked...