Professor Jennifer Carlson discusses her recently published book, Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race. Drawing on local and national newspapers, interviews with close to eighty police chiefs, and a rare look at gun licensing processes, Carlson explores the ways police talk about guns, and how firearms are regulated in different parts of the country.

In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. This interview with Jennifer Carlson (University of Arizona) discusses the perceptions and practices of gun dealers during Covid.

Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law

Appearing: Jennifer Carlson (University of Arizona) and Darrell A.H. Miller (Duke Law)

Originally recorded on May 19, 2020.