EUGUNS
@euguns.bsky.social
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
ERC-funded research project
University of Padua, Italy
https://euguns.eu
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".
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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...
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...
January 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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...
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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Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social was a visiting professor last month at @unipd.bsky.social in #Italy. His activities included a guest lecture on "Canadian Gun Culture and Firearm Regulation, 1867-1935". @euguns.bsky.social @matteomillan.bsky.social #SMUHistory #artswithimpact
1) On December 15, Prof. Blake Brown (@rblakebrown.bsky.social) from St Mary’s University (Canada) will deliver a guest lecture as part of Prof. Matteo Millan’s course „Politica e violenza in età contemporanea”, entitled „Canadian gun culture and firearm regulation, 1867-1935”.
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social was a visiting professor last month at @unipd.bsky.social in #Italy. His activities included a guest lecture on "Canadian Gun Culture and Firearm Regulation, 1867-1935". @euguns.bsky.social @matteomillan.bsky.social #SMUHistory #artswithimpact
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On 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
@azzab.bsky.social and @matteomillan.bsky.social's conference starts today! @rblakebrown.bsky.social inaugurates the workshop with a microhistorical investigation on a Toronto-based arms retailer.
January 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
On 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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What a day at the AHA! The EU-GUNS folks put together three outstanding panels on US-Europe gun history. So good!
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
#aha2026 #euguns #globarms #gunhistory #armshistory
January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
What a day at the AHA! The EU-GUNS folks put together three outstanding panels on US-Europe gun history. So good!
The head of our project, @matteomillan.bsky.social, is now outlining the EU-GUNS project, its goals and lines of research.
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
January 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The head of our project, @matteomillan.bsky.social, is now outlining the EU-GUNS project, its goals and lines of research.
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
#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
#aha2026 #euguns #globarms #gunhistory #armshistory
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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
#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
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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
#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
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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
#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
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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
#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.
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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
#euguns #globarms #gunhistory #europeanhistory
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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
#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
#globarms #gunhistory #Frenchhistory #euguns
December 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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
#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
Here: Assumpta Castillo Cañiz and @roxanebm.bsky.social
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
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
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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
#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
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Prof. Giacomo Macola is talking about the domestication of the gun in nineteenth-century Central Africa
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
Now Dr @jenniferwellington.bsky.social is talking about war trophies and souvenirs
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Now Dr @jenniferwellington.bsky.social is talking about war trophies and souvenirs
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
#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
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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
#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
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Prof. Sven Reichardt is giving a talk about the use of guns by fascist paramilitaries in Italy and Germany
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
#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
#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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
#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
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@historyned.bsky.social is now talking about German international arms dealers from the Empire to the Nazis
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
@azzab.bsky.social is now talking about the Italian arms trade abroad
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@azzab.bsky.social is now talking about the Italian arms trade abroad
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
#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
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Right now, @camilleriana.bsky.social is talking about firearms in the colony of Italian East Africa.
#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgea
#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
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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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@azzab.bsky.social and @matteomillan.bsky.social's conference starts today! @rblakebrown.bsky.social inaugurates the workshop with a microhistorical investigation on a Toronto-based arms retailer.
December 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@azzab.bsky.social and @matteomillan.bsky.social's conference starts today! @rblakebrown.bsky.social inaugurates the workshop with a microhistorical investigation on a Toronto-based arms retailer.