Arms and the man

Article Abstract:

The US appears to associate firearms with liberty, yet an examination of US history shows that this link is relatively modern. Only some 11% of the population owned guns in Massachusetts up to 1840, and militias were not well armed or especially skilled. Guns started to be owned by the mass of the people as a result of the Civil War. This led to an increase in the production of weapons. Murder rates rose sharply after the war, and guns were used as murder weapons.

Small Arms Manufacturing, Small Arms, United States, History, Firearms, Firearms industry, Firearms industry and trade, Gun control

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Persons at arms: the disciplines of war

Article Abstract:

A spate of recent cases involving adultery in the US Armed Forces has caused a flurry of controversy. Kelly Flinn, the first female B-52 bomber pilot in the Air Force, had to resign with less than an honorable discharge. Her case and others are discussed.

Cases, Behavior, Social policy, Public opinion, Adultery, United States. Department of Defense, Flinn, Kelly, Ralston, Joseph W.

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