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First Name
Cari
Last Name
Babitzke
Affiliation
Boston University
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Keywords
firearms, gun control, conservatism, U.S. politics
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About Me

My current research focuses on political identity, firearms advocacy, and American conservatism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Recent Publications

“How the AR-15 became America’s Rifle,” Washington Post Made by History blog, March 23, 2018.

“Looking for compromise on gun control is futile, but not for the reasons you think,” Washington Post Made by History blog, October 4, 2017.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
United States
Expertise by Chronology
20th century, 21st century
Expertise by Topic
American Presidents, Government, Material Culture, Politics, Technology