American gun : the true story of the AR-15 /

In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. He sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal handheld icon of the American century...

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Main Authors: McWhirter, Cameron (Author), Elinson, Zusha, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2023].
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a A note about names -- Prologue: ten minutes, 1057 bullets -- The boy who like explosions -- Men against fire -- The rifleman -- Hollywood moon shot -- Springfield's rifle -- The space-age gun is born -- The bureaucracy strikes back -- Hunting big game -- The spy who saved stoner's rifle -- 'Brave soldiers and the M16' -- 'Tragedy and betrayal' -- 'Borders on criminal negligence' -- The sporter -- Big guns come in -- Bush ban -- Three senators -- The end of compromise -- Bad boys -- A precise request -- AR-15 takes off -- Here come the hedge funds -- The man card -- 'I'm a killer I guess' -- 'You woudn't understand' -- Molon labe -- Trump slump -- Burning boots -- Lockdown nation -- Come and take it nation -- Beyond the talking points -- 'Are any residents safe in this country anywhere?' -- Valerie's road home -- Postscript: what would stoner do? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
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