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American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 by Zusha Elinson, Cameron McWhirter
5 reviews
gillthequill's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War
Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and Medical trauma
mscalls's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Religious bigotry
vestedreader's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
lcl_reads's review
3.5
The second half picks up a bit as it shifts from the invention of the gun to politics and mass shootings. Understanding the history of the gun does underscore the major point that this gun was never meant for civilian use and the explanation of gun mechanics also helps to understand how attempts at gun regulation have fallen short.
As someone who is not as interested in guns or how they work some parts felt very in the weeds for me. It definitely felt like it was written for a gun history buff, which I am not.
I also struggled with references to gangs, gun regulation, and the War on Crime without any connections to race. Some reviews laude the book as "unbiased" (I don't believe a book can be unbiased) which is what I think the authors were going for by not mentioning race, but it made the political discussion feel sanitized and superficial.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, and War
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
blythemc's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Gun violence