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Who are the Minutemen? Patriots? Racists? Vigilantes? Harel Shapira lived with the Minutemen and patrolled the border with them, seeking neither to condemn nor praise them, but to understand who they are and what they do. Challenging simplistic depictions of these men as right-wing fanatics with loose triggers, Shapira discovers a group of men who long for community and embrace the principles of civic engagement. Yet these desires and convictions have led them to a troubling place.

From an award-winning scholar of the political right comes an immersive and revelatory journey through the world of gun schools and the curriculum of violence they teach. “At once page-turning and deeply disquieting, Harel Shapira’s Basic Pistol is a must read."—Heather Ann Thompson...

'Utterly brilliant . . . deeply researched and thoughtful' - Justin Webb, former BBC North America Editor This eye-opening encounter with American gun culture reveals the devastating effects of how people are training their minds and bodies to use guns. Every day, at firearms schools all across...