Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun
by Erik Larson
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Read in June, 2007
Larson provides an unbiased view of current U.S. firearms regulations and the ATF. He brings up numerous problems and loopholes, which allow the proliferation of firearms to reach the streets. Larson addresses numerous issues throughout the book. Instead of just bringing these issues to light, he actually provides what he feels would be solutions. He investigates all angles of the gun problem in America by following the stories of a school shooting, gun manufactures, gun dealers, and the NRA...more
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Read in May, 2008
This was AMAZING! Larson traced the "genealogy" of a gun used in a school shooting in 1989 - a school shooting I'd not heard of, in spite of the fact that I lived in the state (Virginia) where it had taken place.
In the process, he also makes some very apt points about the gun control debate and reveals a few bits of information that make my blood run cold (there's no law prohibiting a blind person from gun ownership).
It's easier to get a license to be a gun dealer than it ...more
In the process, he also makes some very apt points about the gun control debate and reveals a few bits of information that make my blood run cold (there's no law prohibiting a blind person from gun ownership).
It's easier to get a license to be a gun dealer than it ...more
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Read in February, 1995
I wrote these impressions of the book back then:
>>This book is the story of 16 yr. old Nicholas who brought to school and fired a Cobray M 11/9. Through the story, Larson carefully traces the travels of the weapon and convincingly demonstrates what is wrong with gun laws in the United States. I found the book both interesting and instructive. Before reading it, I had not idea of how easy it could be to buy a firearm (not that I would want to). Mr. Larson's conclusions are credible becau...more
>>This book is the story of 16 yr. old Nicholas who brought to school and fired a Cobray M 11/9. Through the story, Larson carefully traces the travels of the weapon and convincingly demonstrates what is wrong with gun laws in the United States. I found the book both interesting and instructive. Before reading it, I had not idea of how easy it could be to buy a firearm (not that I would want to). Mr. Larson's conclusions are credible becau...more
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Read in October, 2007
i think this book is a great wake-up call to many gun-myths, and without being fanatic, tells of the exact problems with the nra-gun culture in america. this book shows how essential it is to change how we think of guns, and try to deal with the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
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