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Overview"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 that despite endless rhetoric about the right to bear arms, the real story behind the epidemic of gun violence in America is the systematic increase in lethality by manufacturers. Diaz shows how during the 1980s and 90s the gun industry has sought to reverse declining profits by dramatically increasing the killing power of its products; designed and distributed guns with more ammunition and greater concealability; and aggressively sought to build a wider market by collaborating with the ""gun press"" and by targetting women and minorities as vital new consumers. This text goes in depth to explore the interesting but little known business side of this $1.4 billion-a-year industry, revealing the inner workings of what one executive described as ""a little money-making machine"". Finally, it outlines a series of practical regulations that would help clean up the mess." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom DiazPublisher: The New Press Imprint: The New Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.517kg ISBN: 9781565844704ISBN 10: 156584470 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 11 March 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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