America’s Obsession with Guns

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Dorothea Leicher

Abstract

The article analyzes the U.S. gun obsession as a symptom of our general attitude regarding aggression and also a decline in social capital (specifically, the deterioration of communication/negotiation, education, and physical skills).

Keywords:

aggression, American gun culture, anxiety, fantasy, gun violence, hero myths, honor cultures, individualism, power, psychohistory, self-reliant, technology, values

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About the author

Dorothea Leicher

Dorothea Leicher, NCPsyA, emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1976 and worked administratively as well as in private practice both in mental health and addiction treatment. Her special interests are epistemology and evolution as an economic system. She can be contacted at .

How to cite this article

Leicher, D. (2025). America’s obsession with guns. Clio’s Psyche, 32(4), 482-486.

https://doi.org/10.70763/c7b03782920d35145eb4c97556d194a3