"Well written & thoughtful"
Yes. Interesting and well written.
Stephen King because of his excellent writing.
Excellent voice acting.
All of it was excellent
"Well done from a liberal perspective"
Only heard the audio version
Only the ones who can tolerate listening to an alternate viewpoint.
A liberal's view on why the 2nd amendment should be repealed.
Overall an excellent perspective from a rational liberal (yes they actually do exist - LOL!). There is considerable foul language in this audio book but it is part of artistic nature of this essay. It is used for shock value to emphasize points the author is attempting to get across. Although I disagree with both his conclusions and selected use of data, the author makes some interesting points. There are a number of times throughout the essay where the author displays his ignorance on some basics of firearms. The clip/ magazine terminology is one. The intentionally inaccurate and derogatory of automatic weapons vs. semi-automatic.is another annoying thing. His focus only on "gun violence" vs "non-gun violence" grossly mis-characterizes the point on the argument of "culture of violence". There is more to violence than just firearms.
As the point of this review is to deal with the art vs. the facts, I will stop here and recommend that both blue bloods and red necks take 45 minutes and listen to Mr. King's thoughts on this topic.
"What he says is reasonable"
Its perfectly reasonable what he says... just think about it... what he says are facts, not only opinions, so many facts he voices...
so many kids and others were killed for no reason at all...
Thanks to Stephen King for voicing his thoughts
Retired university lecturer. Photographer, writer, voice talent by avocation. Love reading, but sometimes audio is better
"A must hear"
Essential, thoughtful, important
It was well thought out. King has some excellent ideas about listening to and reading points of view that different from our normal sources. He used statistics like the tremendous decline in gun deaths when Australians said, "Enough" and changed their laws, and examples of unintended deaths from guns that were owned simply for protection (spouses who were shot when they who got up in the night to raid the fridge.) No gun = no death. I was also glad to hear some sensible comments on the number of ACTUAL "home invasions" vs imagined invaders (yes, of course there are anecdotes.) An alarm system probably really does work better than a gun by scaring the evil doer away before he breaks into the residence than having a loaded pistol under your pillow every night of your life.
This was an excellent reading. I have friends who are gun owners, but some are not readers. Frankly, I think those people might be more willing to listen to this essay. They may be arguing all the way through, but they might hear some of it.
Not a thing
I would say that this recording should be offered free of charge, but when I realized the proceeds are going to a worthwhile group, well, I guess 75 cents is a small price to pay.
Over the road truck Driver listen to books to make the miles go by.
"King is more Liberal than I thought."
Like most liberals; King believes the world will just naturally fall in line and be good little boys and girls and the rest of us should trust them and our Government with our lives. He dosen't believe the greatest danger is from our own Government. He believes we don't need and 30 round magazines to shoot deer or home invaders and he's right. deer rarely shoot back and criminals who invade our homes usually come and go rather quickly. The gentlemen who penned the second ammendment saw a real danger from the old addage
" Power corrupts" and the Obama administration is one of the best examples since Bill Clinton or Richard Nixon. The Government already has planes, tanks, ships and bombs. Don't take what little defense we have, Mr. King......
An old broad that enjoys books of all types. Would rather read than write reviews though. I know what I like, and won't be bothered by crap.
"Tells it like it is!"
Anyone that is open to hearing this message should. Mr. King lays out what we are really fighting for in gun safety. I appreciate his essay.
This is an essay on gun safety. I can't compare it to anything else.
Wonderful narration. He hit all the right nuances of the points Mr. King was trying to say. No complaints here at all.
Documentary film, "Do you need 10 shots to kill a burglar?"
Money goes to Brady gun lobby. Worth the price.
"Nailed it."
This short essay was obviously written after the Sandy Hook shootings and I think it benefits from the emotion of the recent event. One thing is sure--we need cooperation and we need change and Steven King lays that need out that need perfectly.
"A Must Listen"
I loved this audio. Thank you Stephen for speaking out about this subject. I agree with you about the gun control issue and hope Congress will do the right thing. It's very scary to think so many people die everyday from guns.
"If you are to speak your mind, do it like this!"
I really enjoyed this essay. King's writing style -which I love- used to voice his opinion makes for a strong combination. The performance is super !
As I don't live in the US my opinion on the subject is irrelevant, but I think it is less enjoyable if you happen to have and enjoy those high powered weapons.
I listen while driving. I have a long drive to work full of distractions. They better be good
"Entertaining Personal Politics"
It is good to hear an opinion expressed this clearly on suck a pivotal issue.
When he talks about pulling the novel Rage. I also enjoyed the rant about everyone just waiting to speak- not listening- priceless.
How uncompromising we Americans really are.