Jeffrey Richardson

The Autry

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Gamble Curator of Western History, Popular Culture and Firearms at The Autry, a museum of Western history in Los Angeles, California, he's working on the book, Colt: The Revolver of the American West

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A mystery to people from other countries, America's gun culture is as old as the Revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, perpetuated by the Civil War and mythologized as "how the…

American History and the Politics of Gun Control

A mystery to people from other countries, America's gun culture is as old as the Revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, perpetuated by the Civil War and mythologized as "how the…

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