{"product_id":"the-trigger-narratives-of-the-american-shooter-9781948924559","title":"The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Daniel J. Patinkin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"provocative . . . maddening . . . riveting\" look at the complex realities behind gun violence in America is now in paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e steps into the shoes of perpetrators of American gun violence, giving readers a unique, eye-opening window into an issue that plagues our country. Author Daniel J. Patinkin exhaustively interviewed six shooters about their life experiences and the circumstances that compelled them to use a firearm against another person. The subjects include a crack dealer from South Carolina, a Chicago cop, an abused teenage girl from Tennessee, a working man from Albuquerque, a California college football standout, and a troubled Navy veteran from Michigan. The result is a series of profound narratives that explore the cultural, racial, economic, and psychological issues underlying the scourge of gun violence in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2017, more than 15,600 people were killed--the most in fifty years--and more than 31,000 were injured in acts of gun violence. Another 23,000-plus committed suicide with firearms. Faced with these desensitizing statistics, one easily forgets that each incident is perpetrated by a real human being who has walked a complicated path through life. Unsettling and enlightening, the narratives in \u003ci\u003eThe Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e provide \"a welcome, thoughtful and thought-provoking contribution to the present national dialogue over the role of guns in our contemporary American society\" (\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355361501335,"sku":"9781948924559","price":1048.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781948924559.webp?v=1769291361","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-trigger-narratives-of-the-american-shooter-9781948924559","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}