Why read Making a Killing?

Book cover of Making a Killing: The Business of Guns in America

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The gun industry is the last unregulated manufacturer of a consumer product in America, with a level of secrecy that makes the tobacco industry look like a model of transparency. This text blows away the smoke and offers a provocative analysis of gun violence in American society. Tom Diaz argues…

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Making a Killing is a powerful exposé of the highly opaque and unregulated gun industry.

Former NRA member Tom Diaz uses the gun industry’s own words to illustrate how manufacturers are making guns more lethal and appealing to those who will misuse them. Diaz shows that the industry does not represent certain American values but is simply a business, maximizing profit regardless of the cost to the country.

From Thomas' list on gun violence and the gun industry.