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A groundbreaking expose on the rise of gun violence in recent years.

Journalist Josiah Bates pulls back the curtain on a crisis that continues to plague the United States in this gripping narrative. Fueled by the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest, gun violence has surged to unprecedented…


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1 author picked In These Streets as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I challenge you to read the opening pages of the preface of this book - you won't be able to put it down. Covering a variety of perspectives on gun violence, from victims to perpetrators to activists and beyond, this book offers a fascinating account of the subject. Bates doesn't 't preach, he simply gets to the point of a complicated subject.

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