A whole world exists around the ownership of a gun. There is, first, the world of consumption: from gun stores to gun shows, to magazines and web forums, and within these the enormous range of items to purchase — the holster, the ammo, the eye protection, the ear protection, the body armor, the safe, the bumper sticker, and, of course, the gun. The home defense gun, the carry gun, the 1911, the .38, the 9 mm, the .45, the collector’s item, the handmedown, the .22 starter, and the long gun — bolt action, pump action, combo, semiautomatic, fully automatic. And then, second, is the world of use. What does it mean to use a gun? It is rare gun owners who will ever actually fire their guns in selfdefense, and yet many gun owners will fire hundreds of shots each month, spending thousands of dollars on ammunition. Where do they fire these shots? At shooting ranges, at competitions, in tactical classes, on weekend retreats, at large meetings hosted by the National Rifle Association (NRA), as well as smaller ones arranged by the local gun owners’ meetup group. To be a gun owner, then, means a lot more than simply owning a gun. It means being part of a world, a world of various activities and, importantly, ideas. Because each of the activities that form the world of gun ownership is backed by an idea, an idea not about guns but about gender, race, class, and the economy. Indeed, being a gun owner and participating in the world of gun ownership means having a relationship not simply with a mechanical object but with a wide range of ideological positions. And for some people, like Calvin Mitchell, participating in this world is very difficult. The difficulty for Calvin is not that he doesn’t like guns; he does. And it’s not that he is not politically conservative like most other gun owners; he is. The problem for Calvin is that while he is both of these things, he is also black. And

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卡尔文的问题：种族身份和枪支所有权

整个世界都围绕着枪支的所有权而存在。首先是消费世界：从枪支商店到枪支展，再到杂志和网络论坛，在这些物品中，需要购买的物品种类繁多——枪套、弹药、护目镜、护耳器、身体盔甲、保险箱、保险杠贴纸，当然还有枪。家庭防御枪、携带枪、1911、0.38、9 毫米、0.45、收藏品、传记、0.22 启动器和长枪——螺栓动作、泵动作、组合、半自动，全自动。然后，第二，是使用的世界。用枪是什么意思？很少有枪支拥有者会为了自卫而真正开枪，但许多枪支拥有者每个月会开数百枪，花费数千美元购买弹药。他们在哪里开这些枪？在射击场、比赛、战术课、周末度假、全国步枪协会 (NRA) 举办的大型会议以及当地枪支所有者聚会小组安排的小型会议上。因此，成为枪支拥有者意味着不仅仅是拥有枪支。这意味着成为一个世界的一部分，一个充满各种活动的世界，重要的是，成为思想的一部分。因为构成枪支所有权世界的每一项活动都由一个想法支持，这个想法不是关于枪支，而是关于性别、种族、阶级和经济。的确，作为枪支拥有者并参与拥有枪支的世界意味着不仅要与机械物体建立关系，而且还要与广泛的意识形态立场建立关系。而对于一些人，比如 Calvin Mitchell，参与这个世界是非常困难的。卡尔文的困难不在于他不喜欢枪；他是这样的。并不是说他不像大多数其他枪支拥有者那样在政治上不保守；他是。Calvin 的问题是，虽然他是这两种东西，但他也是黑人。和