“Americans, whether armed or not, were still looking everywhere but at social class when parsing the texture of their lives. It wasn’t so much that stressed-out blue-collar folks were clinging bitterly to their guns and religion, as Barack Obama had posited while running for president. It was more that guns and religion were keeping them from feeling bitter about the indignities inflicted on the middle class.” ReligionMiddle ClassGunsSocial Class Book:Gun Guys: A Road Trip Source: Gun Guys: A Road Trip
“What was my personal Big Bang? Did I get hooked on guns because I discovered I was good at precisely the moment I was experiencing my first feelings of masculine inadequacy? All I knew at the time was that the rifle range replaced the nurse's office as my place of refuge.” Personal DevelopmentFirearmsObservational Life Book:Gun Guys: A Road Trip Source: Gun Guys: A Road Trip
“An armed man is a little republic unto himself” GunsArmed And Dangerous Book:Gun Guys: A Road Trip Source: Gun Guys: A Road Trip