American Carnage Audiobook Libro.fm

Fred Guttenberg who lost his beloved daughter Jaime in the 2018 Parkland school shooting and international gun policy consultant Thomas Gabor team up in American Carnage to dismantle some of the most common myths about guns and gun violence

A national disgrace Over 40000 die each year as a result of gun violence in America Gun law reforms could reduce the number of gun deaths per year but many political challenges stand in the way A widespread multiyear misinformation campaign and assault on truth by the gun lobby and gunextremists sows doubt about the dangers posed by pervasive gun ownership and gun carrying as well as the potential effectiveness of gun laws

Debunking popular gun myths Countering with strong evidencebased research the many slogans and myths repeated incessantly by spokespersons for the gun lobby and its surrogates is essential if we are to have a society in which kids can attend school safely and people can work and enjoy life without fear of being shot Over the last thirty years the NRAs campaign to achieve an armed society has succeeded in persuading many Americans that having a gun in the home or carrying a gun makes them safer The evidence is overwhelming this is not the case Tackling this and other myths is critical