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If there is one area in the American gun debate where there is widespread agreement it is this: firearms training is a good thing. Across America, firearms instructors are teaching an increasingly large and diverse group of Americans how to use a gun. But who are these firearms instructors? And...

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 fear they teach. "Sobering."—New York Times Book Review “At once page-turning and deeply disquieting, Harel Shapira’s Basic Pistol is a must...

A shocking encounter with American gun culture that reveals the devastating effects of how people are training their minds and bodies for violence. 'Exceptional . . . shows his readers a world full of complex people' - The Economist 'Utterly brilliant . . . deeply researched and thoughtful' -...