Graduation Year
Spring 2014
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Department
American Studies
Reader 1
Matthew Delmont
Reader 2
Michael Thurman
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© 2014 Catherine L. Young
Abstract
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has dominated the debate over gun rights since the late 1960s. In many ways, its political power is unassailable. However, a historical analysis of the NRA's deeply rooted connection to the operations of the American government proves this has not always been so. This thesis is an examination of the mission and actions of the NRA through the lens of the government's expansion of power during and beyond the Cold War.
Recommended Citation
Young, Catherine L., "The National Rifle Association In Context: Gun Rights in Relation to the National Security State" (2014). Scripps Senior Theses. 362.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/362
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
