The way of the gun
Subtitle: a bloody journey into the world of firearms
By: Iain Overton
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780062346063
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Violent crimes; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Social aspects; 71.60 social problems and social conflicts: general; Gun control; Firearms and crime; Firearms; Firearms ownership; Criminology
Work titles: Gun baby gun
Description: "We live in the Age of the Gun. Around the globe, firearms are ubiquitous and define countless lives; in some places, it's even easier to get a gun than a glass of clean water. In others, it's legal to carry concealed firearms into bars and schools. In [this book], Iain Overton embarks on a ... journey to understand how these weapons have become an integral part of twenty-first century life, beyond the economics of supply and demand"--Amazon.com.
Notes: "Originally published in a different form as 'Gun baby gun' in Great Britain in 2015 by Canongate Books, Ltd"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-354).
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The gun; title: Pain. The dead ; The wounded ; The suicidal; title: Power. The killers ; The criminals ; The police ; The military; title: Pleasure. The civilians ; The hunters ; The sex pistols; title: Profit. The traders ; The smugglers ; The lobbyists ; The manufacturers ; The free.