Guns Down
eBook - ePub

Guns Down

How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Guns Down

How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns

About this book

One of Mashable's "17 books every activist should read in 2019"

Join the conversation about creating a future with fewer guns and finally make a difference—this "smart, thoughtful, commonsense plan" (Donna Brazile) shows you how

Ninety-six people die from guns in America every single day. Twelve thousand Americans are murdered each year. The United States has more mass shootings, gun suicides, and nonfatal gun injuries than any other industrialized country in the world. Gun-safety advocates have tried to solve these problems with incremental changes such as background checks and banning assault style military weapons. They have fallen short. In order to significantly and permanently reduce gun deaths the United States needs a bold new approach: a drastic reduction of the 390 million guns already in circulation and a new movement dedicated to a future with fewer guns.

In Guns Down, Igor Volsky tells the story of how he took on the NRA just by using his Twitter account, describes how he found common ground with gun enthusiasts after spending two days shooting guns in the desert, and lays out a blueprint for how citizens can push their governments to reduce the number of guns in circulation and make firearms significantly harder to get. An aggressive licensing and registration initiative, federal and state buybacks of millions of guns, and tighter regulation of the gun industry, the gun lobby, and gun sellers will build safer communities for all. Volsky outlines a New Second Amendment Compact developed with policy experts from across the political spectrum, including bold reforms that have succeeded in reducing gun violence worldwide, and offers a road map for achieving transformative change to increase safety in our communities.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Guns Down by Igor Volsky in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Educational Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
The New Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781620973202
Edition
0
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Educational Policy
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface: Shooting Guns in the Desert Can Surprise You
  6. Introduction: Why You Should Give Up Your Guns
  7. It’s Far Too Easy to Buy a Gun
  8. Guns Kill Young People
  9. Guns Kill People of Color
  10. Guns Kill Women and Children
  11. We Are Killing Ourselves with Guns
  12. How I Became a Fewer-Guns Activist
  13. The Founding Fathers Wanted a Country with Fewer Guns
  14. The NRA: Birth of a Lobby
  15. How the NRA Weaponized the Second Amendment
  16. Why the NRA Is Successful
  17. How the NRA Channels Hatred into Political Success
  18. We Know How to Reduce Gun Violence
  19. The New Second Amendment Compact
  20. We Must Not Overcriminalize Gun Owners
  21. End Gun Manufacturer Immunity
  22. Increase Oversight and Regulation of Gun Manufacturers
  23. Regulate All Gun Dealers
  24. Reduce the Number of Guns in the United States
  25. A License to Kill
  26. Insure Your Piece
  27. End Armed Intimidation
  28. Unleash the Power of Science to Save Lives
  29. Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago
  30. How to Eliminate Mass Shootings
  31. The Solutions in the Compact Have Worked in the Rest of the World
  32. Gun Owners Support a World with Fewer Guns
  33. How You Can Build a Future with Fewer Guns
  34. Learning from the Fight for Marriage Equality
  35. A Strategy for Building a World with Fewer Guns
  36. We Will Win
  37. Acknowledgments
  38. Appendix: How to Talk to Gun People and Win
  39. Notes
  40. Index
  41. About the Author
  42. Publishing in the Public Interest