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04046aam a2200553 i 4500 001 54F5908432FD11ECA73A95B520ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211022010017 008 210609s2021 nyu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2021012770 020 $a 1541768736 020 $a 9781541768734 035 $a (OCoLC)1237353555 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TP7 $d TOH $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 082 00 $a 338.4/762340973 $2 23 100 1 $a Busse, Ryan, $e author. 245 10 $a Gunfight : $b my battle against the industry that radicalized America / $c Ryan Busse. 246 30 $a My battle against the industry that radicalized America 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b PublicAffairs, $c [2021] 300 $a 352 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a One Nation Under Guns -- Hole in the Wall -- Ground Floor -- Rookie of the Year -- Moving Iron -- Killers, Clingers and Clintons -- Beating a Hangover -- Coffin Factories and Horror Movies -- Was it a Kimber? -- Tobacco and Firearms -- The Wages of Sin -- Busted -- Center of Mass -- Rescued by The Sky People -- Tupperware Party -- Couch Commandos -- ZumboMania -- The Best Gun Salesman in America -- Bulletproof Glass -- Dead Or In Jail -- Keeping Score -- Wearing a Target -- The Trump Slump -- Clenched Fist -- Speaking Truth to Bullshit -- Position of Power -- Totalitario -- Un-American Carnage. 520 $a "Ryan Busse has traveled a long, circuitous path along the American gun journey. As an avid hunter, outdoorsman, and conservationist-all things that the firearms industry was built on-he rose to the highest ranks of the rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar firearms industry. But rampant fear-mongering, racism, hardline conservative politics, massive profits from semi-automatic weapons sales, and McCarthyesque policing have driven Busse to do something few other gun executives have done: he's ending his nearly 30-year career in the industry to tell its secrets. He watched the industry change from its smaller, less corporate and far-less-powerful form to the partisan, power-hungry entity it is today. He thought he could go up against the power of the industry from within, and over the years had made small inroads toward sensible gun ownership and use. But that's simply not possible anymore. This book is a whistleblower's call-out, a voice-driven tale of personal transformation, and a fast ride through wild times and colorful characters that populate a much-speculated-about, but little-known industry. It's about how the current politics surrounding guns were developed by a small group of people who figured out how to wield enough power to have massive influence. It's also a story of how authoritarianism spreads in the guise of freedom, how voicing one's conscience becomes an act of treason in a culture that demands sameness and loyalty"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Busse, Ryan. 650 0 $a Firearms industry and trade $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Firearms industry and trade $x Moral and ethical aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Firearms ownership $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1989- 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 1980- 941 $a 14 952 $l DAPG173 $d 20240724015238.0 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104020833.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025047.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032139.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331014315.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20230214011204.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230203020252.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230131010347.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20221012010822.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220907010622.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220902015645.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220722010317.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20211106010154.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211022010056.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=54F5908432FD11ECA73A95B520ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search