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Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"For many Americans, guns seem to be a fundamental part of the American experience... and always have been." Grand in scope, rigorous in research, and elegant in presenting the formative years of our country, Armed America traces the winding historical trail of United States citizens' passion for firearms. Author and historial Clayton E. Cramer goes back to the source, unearthing first-hand accounts from the colonial times, through the Revolutionary...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When a naked, mentally ill white man with an AR-15 killed four young adults of color at a Waffle House, Nashville-based physician and gun policy scholar Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl once again advocated for commonsense gun reform. But as he peeled back evidence surrounding the racially charged mass shooting, a shocking question emerged: Did the public health approach he had championed for years have it all wrong? Long at the forefront of a movement advocating...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Each year, approximately forty thousand Americans are killed by gunshot wounds, which is roughly equivalent to the annual rate of traffic deaths on American roads and highways. Of those forty thousand gun fatalities, more than half of them are suicides, which in turn account for half of all suicides per year. Add in the murders caused by guns, the accidental deaths caused by guns, the law enforcement killings caused by guns, and the average comes...
Author
Publisher
Twelve, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this tell-all exposé, a former senior strategist for the National Rifle Association reveals the corrupt behavior of its chief executive Wayne LaPierre and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of one of the most powerful political lobbying organizations in the United States.
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