American Gun: The True Story of the AR15

American Gun: The True Story of the AR15

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UPC: 9780374103859
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A magisterial work of narrative history and original reportage . . . You can feel the tension building one cold, catastrophic fact at a time . . . A virtually unprecedented achievement. Mike Spies, The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)A Washington Post top 50 nonfiction book of 2023 Shortlisted for the Zcalo Book PrizeOne of The New York Times 33 nonfiction books to read this fall One of Esquires best books of fall A Kirkus Reviews best nonfiction book of 2023Named a most anticipated book of the fall by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and BloombergAmerican Gun: The True Story of the AR15 presents the epic history of Americas most controversial weapon.In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR15 rifle in a California garage. Highminded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easytouse weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal handheld icon of the American century.In American Gun, the veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson track the AR15 from inception to ubiquity. How did the same gun represent the essence of freedom to millions of Americans and the essence of evil to millions more? To answer this question, McWhirter and Elinson follow Stonerthe American Kalashnikovas he struggled mightily to win support for his invention, which under the name M16 would become standard equipment in Vietnam. Shunned by gun owners at first, the rifles popularity would take off thanks to a renegade band of smalltime gun makers. And in the 2000s, it would become the weapon of choice for mass shooters, prompting widespread calls for proscription even as the gun industry embraced it as a financial savior. Writing with fairness and compassion, McWhirter and Elinson explore Americas gun culture, revealing the deep appeal of the AR15, the awful havoc it wreaks, and the politics of reducing its toll. The result is a moral history of contemporary Americas love affair with technology, freedom, and weaponry.Includes 8 pages of blackandwhite images.

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