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Gunning for Consent: Manufacturing Consent and the Firearms Debate

“Manufacturing Consent,” Herman and Chomsky’s theory is applied to media’s influence on gun control attitudes. Analysing filters like ownership and advertising, the article explores how media, in entertainment, news, social media, and politics, constructs a narrative around firearms—portraying them as tools of empowerment and identity in society.