A review by encgolsen
American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 by Zusha Elinson, Cameron McWhirter

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This is an excellent, well-written, heavily researched, non-partisan account of the creation of the AR-15 and its impact on American society. It is also harrowing in its depiction of the use of the military version, the M16, in Vietnam, and the AR-15's role in increasingly frequent mass shootings. This book offers no easy answers but it does give necessary context for a uniquely American tragedy that we seem unwilling or unable to end.