Lethal Passage

The Story of a Gun

De: Erik Larson

Narrado por: Richard Poe

This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture - its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists - but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on December 16, 1988, 16-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia high school with a Cobray M-11/9 and several hundred rounds of ammunition tucked in his backpack. By day's end, he had killed one teacher and severely wounded another.

In Lethal Passage Erik Larson shows us how a disturbed teenager was able to buy a weapon advertised as "the gun that made the 80s roar." The result is a book that can - and should - save lives, and that has already become an essential text in the gun-control debate.

©1994, 1995, 2011 Erik Larson (P)2019 Recorded Books

Enlightening

An important book. As with all of Mr. Larson's work, I learned a lot. His willingness to infiltrate and investigate provided a first-hand account of the many ways the gun industry uses loopholes to skirt or break the law, putting all of us in danger.

Survivor of gun violence

My sister-in-law was killed in a mass shooting at her medical office. Now you’re not safe visiting the doctor. Her loss has caused so
much suffering. Thank you for this book & all of its ideas as our family tries to make change.

Very relevant book

Older read regarding the story of guns, mass shootings, and gun laws, but still very relevant. Written in the early 90’s, I would love to hear Larson reflect on the state of gun laws today.

His detail of facts

Erik Larson is a phenomenal writer whether fiction or non-fictional . I always look for his new books.

Accurate, fact driven and excellent.

The fact that the author took the time to become intimate with the subject by joining NRA, gun clubs, etc. and readily admits he enjoys using firearms show his commitment to seeing all sides of the story and reporting them honestly. Excellent work and a must read for those on either side of the debate.