Image: Silhouette of an AR-15 rifle center on a red and blue background. Red and blue background are separated in half vertically diagonal and splits the rifle into a red and blue half.
Politics

Under the Gun: How the AR-15 Divided a Nation

BU historian and alum Cari Babitzke, who grew up among hunters and shooters in the Texas Panhandle, studies how guns came to shape partisan politics in the US

Current Issue

Current Issue

Summer 2023

Image: Cover of the Bostonia Magazine Summer 2023 Edition. Half red and half blue, the silhouette of an AR-15 is shown in the middle. "Bostonia" is shown in large grey letters at very top. Large text in white reads "How the AR-15 Divided a Nation". A small yellow banner under the title reads "BU Historian and alum Cari Babitzke on the way gun ownership came to shape politics in the United States". At the very bottom in small, white text are the titles of other feature stories in the magazine.
Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

Browse Sections

Arts & Culture

See all stories

Business & Economics

See all stories

Class Notes

See all stories

Education & Social Service

See all stories

Feedback

See all stories

Government & Law

See all stories

Health & Medicine

See all stories

Science & Technology

See all stories

Sports

See all stories

Tributes

See all stories

University News

See all stories