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Violence is Deeply Rooted in American Culture: An Interview with Henry A. Giroux
Study Details
- Authors
- D.J. Polychroniou
- Published
- 01/17/2013
- Citation
- Polychroniou, D. J. 2013. Violence is deeply rooted in American culture: An interview with Henry A. Giroux. Truth-Out (January 17): http://truth-out.org/news/item/13982-violence-is-deeply-rooted-in-american-culture-interview-with-henry-a-giroux (retrieved 5-25-13).
America’s fascination with guns is turning into an ever growing nightmare, with the latest carnage taking place last month at Sandy Hill Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut where 20 young children and six educators were killed. Yet, there is no evidence that the US is any closer to joining the rest of the civilized nations and imposing strict gun control laws in order to reduce violent crime. Is the National Rifle Association largely to blame for this?