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Samuel Cummings

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A pile of guns and rifle magazines on top of bullets.

More Guns, More Money: How America Turned Weapons Into a Consumer Commodity

How an American arms dealer and a surplus of guns in Europe after World War II popularized gun ownership.

by Andrew C. McKevitt via Literary Hub on September 12, 2024

Samuel Cummings holding a gun in a lab.

The Last Honest Mercenary in the Business

International arms dealer Samuel Cummings blanketed the Western Hemisphere with guns.

by Jacqui Shine via Well, Actually on March 28, 2023

Hand holding a gun painted like the American flag.

The Real Origins of America’s Gun Culture

“Gun Country” chronicles the transformation of guns from tangible weapons to ideological ammunition during the Cold War.

by Becca Rothfeld via Washington Post on November 9, 2023

A man holding a gun in a gun shop.

The Gun-Control Effort That Almost Stopped Our Addiction to ‘Weapons of War’

The 1968 Gun Control Act had the right idea — but it came too late.

by Andrew C. McKevitt via Made By History on April 27, 2021

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