Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Marketing Firearms

Sociological Images has an interesting chronicle of how guns have been marketed in the US. From tools, to patriotism, to hunting, and now primarily for self defense. The fairly new self defense angle plays into our culture of fear and also targets groups that have not traditionally purchased firearms.



Another entry on Sociological Images takes an anti-gun tone but has even better images. These images are advocating guns for self defense against sexism, racism, and homophobia.







I think this is my fave:

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