A GQ correspondent delves into Arizona’s gun-friendly culture in an insightful piece centered on Yuma, where definitions of assault rifles shift amidst changing laws. The article follows Jeanne Marie Laskas as she visits Sprauge’s Sports, seeking to understand how buying a gun feels, especially coming from a region where firearms are largely stigmatized.
With statistics revealing that one in three Americans owns a gun, and nearly 135 million new firearms have been purchased in the U.S. since 1986, Laskas provides a compelling contrast between her East Coast perspective and the realities of gun ownership in Arizona. This exploration raises critical questions about the national identity intertwined with armed citizenship and invites readers to engage in an important conversation about firearms in society.
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