EUGUNS
A Continent Disarmed? Gun Culture, Gun Control and the Making of Western Europe (ca. 1870-1970) EU-GUNS
ERC-funded research project
University of Padua, Italy
https://euguns.eu
- EU-GUNS & GlobArms are not slowing down and coming to you with a new event! In cooperation with @arnaudhoute.bsky.social from @sorbonne-universite.fr, @roxanebm.bsky.social, @azzab.bsky.social and @matteomillan.bsky.social are organising a symposium on self-defence and private security in FR and IT.
- We're back with our series of staff introductions, and @martinjx2.bsky.social is up next! Born and raised in Stockholm, he studied history at the universities of Uppsala, Edinburgh and Gothenburg...
- The annual meeting of @historians.org is over! We were there to present the GlobArms and EU-GUNS projects as well as discuss the state of research on the history of guns with our colleagues from the US and Europe in a three-session panel entitled "Gun Culture and Gun Control in the USA and Europe".
- At @historians.org, we met new and old friends. EU-GUNS & GlobArms have been collaborating, among others, with the @recetvienna.bsky.social Linking Arms project. The PI of that project, Rosamund Johnston, was there to talk about it. Find out more about the project at: www.recet.at/research/pro...
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- Reposted by EUGUNSOn Dec. 18 in #Italy, Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social presented at a @euguns.bsky.social / #GlobArms conference on New Perspectives on the History of Firearms. His topic was "Charles Stark and Firearms Retailing in late 19th-Century Canada". #SMUHistory
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- The head of our project, @matteomillan.bsky.social, is now outlining the EU-GUNS project, its goals and lines of research. #aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
- The 3rd part of our panel, "An Armed Nation Versus a Disarmed Continent? Gun Culture and Gun Control in the USA and Europe", chaired by @drewmckevitt.bsky.social at the annual meeting of @historians.org in Chicago, is going on now. #aha2026 #euguns #globarms #gunhistory #armshistory
- The 2nd part of our panel, "An Armed Nation Versus a Disarmed Continent? Gun Culture and Gun Control in the USA and Europe", chaired by @cathfletcher.bsky.social, at the annual meeting of @historians.org in Chicago, is over. #aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
- Our colleague, @roxanebm.bsky.social, is now talking about self-defence and banal transgressions of gun laws in France between the 1900s and 30s. #aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
- The 1st part of our panel, "An Armed Nation Versus a Disarmed Continent? Gun Culture and Gun Control in the USA and Europe", chaired by Rosamund Johnston at the annual meeting of @historians.org in Chicago, has just begun! #aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
- EU-GUNS & GlobArms are on the road! We are going to Chicago for the annual meeting of @historians.org, the world’s largest annual gathering of historians, where we will meet new and old colleagues and share our innovative research on the history of European gun cultures, gun control and arms trade.
- New Year, new us! Santa was very generous last Christmas and brought us not only brand new logos, but also the official website of the GlobArms and the EU-GUNS projects! #euguns #globarms #gunhistory #europeanhistory
- The head of the GlobArms project, @azzab.bsky.social, has just had his article on French shooting societies in Third Republic France (1871-1914) published with the journal Contemporanea. #globarms #gunhistory #Frenchhistory #euguns
- Last but not least, members of the ERC EU-GUNS project are presenting their research on gun culture and history in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Italy. Here: Assumpta Castillo Cañiz and @roxanebm.bsky.social #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- Prof. Jennifer Carlson has joined us online to present her project on gun violence and gun control in the U.S. #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- Prof. Giacomo Macola is talking about the domestication of the gun in nineteenth-century Central Africa #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- Now Dr @jenniferwellington.bsky.social is talking about war trophies and souvenirs #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- Dr Arnau Fernandéz Pasalados is now talking about the circulation of weapons and irregular warfare in Spain in the years 1936-1952 #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- Prof. Sven Reichardt is giving a talk about the use of guns by fascist paramilitaries in Italy and Germany #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- The second day of the workshop "New Perspectives on the History of Firearms" has begun with Prof. @matteomillan.bsky.social's introduction into the ERC EU-GUNS project. #gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
- @historyned.bsky.social is now talking about German international arms dealers from the Empire to the Nazis #gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
- @azzab.bsky.social is now talking about the Italian arms trade abroad #gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
- Right now, @camilleriana.bsky.social is talking about firearms in the colony of Italian East Africa. #gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
- Now @roztan.bsky.social is talking about paramilitarism and revolutionary efforts in the late Ottoman period in the Balkans #gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
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- The workshop "New Perspectives on the History of Firearms" begins now! The organisers, @azzab.bsky.social and @matteomillan.bsky.social, have welcomed the audience. If you're in Padova, feel free to join us at Palazzo Liviano! (Pzza Capitaniato 7) #gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgeaunipd
- Yesterday's lecture by @rblakebrown.bsky.social was a blast! And, since we're in the middle of the Christmas season, there were even references to Santa 🎅
- It’s going to be a very busy week for the EU-GUNS and GlobArms projects! We have planned the following two events at @unipd.bsky.social:
- The Boer War (1899–1902) represented a crucial turning point in the education and leisure culture of the British youth. It encouraged the introduction of rifle shooting in schools and youth associations as well as the spread of miniature rifle clubs...
