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This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm.
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The Story of a Gun. When I lived in Baltimore, I became struck by the frequency of drive-by shootings involving young teens who possessed sophisticated weapons. At the time, no one bothered to find out where the guns came from.
Jan 15, 1995 · by Erik Larson (Author) 4.1 503 ratings. See all formats and editions. This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm.
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Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun is a 1995 non-fiction book by American author Erik Larson. Through the lens of a 1988 school shooting in Virginia Beach , the author explores America's gun culture and the ease in acquiring such weapons as the one used by the school shooter, the MAC-11 .
- Erik Larson
- 1995
Mar 9, 1994 · In December 1988, hoping to retaliate against a taunting class bully, 16-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia Beach high school and ended up murdering one teacher, grievously wounding another, and was only prevented from wreaking havoc by jammed cartridges.
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In Erik Larson's gripping narrative, Lethal Passage, he delves into the chilling world of America's gun culture and the tragic consequences it exacts on our society.
Jul 27, 2011 · In Lethal Passage Erik Larson shows us how a disturbed teenager was able to buy a weapon advertised as "the gun that made the eighties roar." The result is a...