NPR on Women and Guns

NPR's show Tell Me More aired and posted a 15 minute interview today with Laura Browder, author of the book Her Best Shot. The interview, Guns: Not Just for Men, contains a retrospective of how women and guns are portrayed in the media throughout American history. Kudos to NPR and Browder for an even handed look at this topic, which was mostly devoid of bias and loaded questions.

The interview touches on a variety of topics, including:

• How women were shown as equals in hunting and shooting advertisements from the 1880s through the 1950s
• The shifts in the 60s and 70s that moved women to an accessory "bimbo" role in a male-dominated culture and the fear-based advertising that targeted women in the 80s and 90s
• The racists roots of many gun control laws in the U.S., and how these laws have now gained wide support from black politicians (see D.C. and Philadelphia)
  
• The NRA's support of the Black Panthers in regard to their 2nd Amendment rights when the marched on Sacramento

Entire audio interview here
Browder's book Her Best Shot can be purchased via Amazon