“In order to sell commodities in the United States, it’s long been a tradition to appeal to people’s fear. That’s how deodorant and mouthwash got going.”
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
Guns on display at the NRA annual convention where President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak later in the day in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017.
From KERA:
Many people see gun rights and gun regulation as a black-and-white issue — you’re either pro-gun or anti-gun. When it comes to women’s self defense, though, those lines get blurry.
In the second of a two-part story, we look at how guns are marketed to women as protection from violence … and at what can happen when a woman fires a gun to protect herself.
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