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Gun Guys: A Road Trip (2013)

by Dan Baum(Favorite Author)
3.94 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
0307595412 (ISBN13: 9780307595416)
languge
English
publisher
Knopf
review 1: This is the most balanced, intelligent treatment of the gun control issue I've read to date. Even the bibliography was interesting and informative. One area I need to reread is his discussion on the assault weapons ban. He presented some facts/ideas against the ban, but the one fact I cannot get around is that a number of the children at Sandy Hook might have survived had the shooter not been able to obtain (via his mother)the assault weapon he used. How much recreational shooting is worth the life of one of those children?
review 2: This book is a very honest investigation into gun culture and gun politics. The adamant gun-hater and the libertarian gun owner will both be offended by Baum's arguments, but they won't be able to refute them easily. It takes res
... moreolve to leave the safety of your own community and venture into places where you know you'll be despised. Baum makes the lunge anyway, and the result is a brilliant account. less
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Evan
A very interesting commentary on the gun divide. Worth a read no matter which side you're on.
shirls
It got a bit dull in the middle, but it was an interesting perspective on the whole gun issue.
emoxangel13
The best book I have read in awhile. Thanks Dan...
Afzaal
thoughtful and funny
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