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Why Americans have long been fascinated by gunfighting preachers

  • Written by Steve Pinkerton, Lecturer in English, Case Western Reserve University
In June, 2009, people were invited to bring their firearms without bullets during a service at the New Bethel Church Louisville, Ky.AP Photo/Ed Reinke, Pool

The mass shooting on June 28 in Annapolis, Maryland, has renewed familiar concerns about America’s gun culture and gun policies.

Yet this was not the only June shooting to make national...

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