"A work of pure genius. Weaving together research, history, and personal narrative, Carlson tells the gripping and oft-unexpected story of gun sellers as arbiters not just of firearm economies but also of conservative values, ethics, and ideologies. Merchants of the Right will change the way we think about guns in America. Truly a must-read." --Jonathan M. Metzl, author of Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland "Brilliant. Merchants of the Right offers a nuanced portrait of how guns are woven into the behaviors and identities of real people, and poses provocative questions about the relationship between violence and democracy itself. This is an essential book for anyone looking to understand the cultural and political stakes of debates over guns in the United States--now more than ever.

" --Patrick Blanchfield, Brooklyn Institute for Social Research "During the crises of 2020-2021, Americans didn't reflexively set aside their differences and turn toward each other in common cause. Instead, many millions turned against each other in fear. Carlson looks at our civic unraveling through the eyes of ground-level witnesses: America's gun sellers. She tells a vivid, sobering story of a nation on edge, with warnings that we ignore at our peril." --Kristin A. Goss, coauthor of The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know "Carlson's important book presents compelling proof that gun culture has become the central lynchpin for political radicalization on the right. Gripping and insightful, Merchants of the Right goes directly to the source, providing us with a front-row seat to the people and places that changed our country." --Ryan Busse, author of Gunfight: My Battle against the Industry That Radicalized America.