Part Henry Ford, part Sam Colt, part Enzo Ferrari - but 100 percent his own man - and an All-American original, William B. Ruger has made a resounding success in modern times, in an industry many thought was dying. He started in 1949 as an underdog who was told "it can't be done…
Part Henry Ford, part Sam Colt, part Enzo Ferrari - but 100 percent his own man - and an All-American original, William B. Ruger has made a resounding success in modern times, in an industry many thought was dying. He started in 1949 as an underdog who was told "it can't be done…
Traces the story of the American gun market as reflected by an Austrian six-cylinder revolver, tracing how it has become a weapon of choice on both sides of the law, in the entertainment industry, and among Second Amendment enthusiasts.
Provides a history of firearm ownership in the United States, from the use of muskets by early settlers at Jamestown to the purchase of guns today, and offers the author's take on gun culture through personal anecdotes.
Provides a history of firearm ownership in the United States, from the use of muskets by early settlers at Jamestown to the purchase of guns today, and offers the author's take on gun culture through personal anecdotes.
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL, applying these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the Am…
A former Navy SEAL examines the most important American firearms, using these guns as a window on United States history to prove that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun.
In "American Gun", the deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL. Chris Kyle uses these guns as a window on United States history, makin…
A former Navy SEAL examines the most important American firearms, using these guns as a window on United States history to prove that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun.
"Author Adam Winkler, a professor of Constitutional law, uses the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation's Capitol, as a springboard for a historical narrative of America's four-centuries-long political battle ov…
The stage was set on the morning of March 18, 2008 for one of the most important legal battles in recent times. Seeking to breathe new life into the Second Amendment was Alan Gura, a young litigator who had never before argued a case at the Supreme Court. Not only was he up agai…
No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repeatedly bring the public discussion of gun control to a fever pitch, the topic has preoccupied citizens, public officials, and special…