Gunfight

The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America

By: Adam Winkler

Narrated by: John McLain

A provocative history that reveals how guns - not abortion, race, or religion - are at the heart of America's cultural divide. Gunfight promises to be a seminal work in its examination of America's four-centuries-long political battle over gun control and the right to bear arms. In the tradition of Gideon's Trumpet, Adam Winkler uses the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation's capital, as a springboard for a groundbreaking historical narrative.

From the Founding Fathers and the Second Amendment to the origins of the Klan, ironically as a gun control organization, the debate over guns has always generated controversy. Whether examining the Black Panthers' role in provoking the modern gun rights movement or Ronald Reagan's efforts to curtail gun ownership, Winkler brilliantly weaves together the dramatic stories of gun rights advocates and gun control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights into the venomous debate that now cleaves our nation.

©2011 Adam Winkler (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Good obj. & neutral view of gun rights/control.

This book relates history of gun rights as well as gun control. How society views and events and have shaped law, and social norms is illustrated in a neutral perspective to relay facts as they are backed by research and documentation.

Good not Great

Good historical perspective of the 2nd Amendment, but went too far away from the core case, or cases that have molded the courts views on the 2A.

Narrator is terrible

Content is great. But this guy‘s voice is unbearable. It sounds like an artificially created voice. It is awful.

left+right=center

This book gives agruments from the left and right to produce a balanced conclusion. A chapter may have you feeling upset because it's only highlighting argument from one side, but the author then proceeds too highlight the counter argument in the following chapter. The author also goes into great detail about the history of gun control and the history of guns in America. A very good book and definitely worth the listen!

good history

good history i think he misrepresented John lot i read his booka before and they are very detailed not jist surveys. other than that a good look at heller v dc

Fascinating and informative about the gun topic in America.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has any remote interest in the gun debate. At a minimum, you will learn so much about the twists and turns on this subject with respect to the law in recent decades.

Very Informative

This book is great. The author’s position is very moderate. He does a great job of presenting the history of firearms regulations from the colonies to the Wild West. He also presents a history of the NRA from its inception.

A Second Amendment Primer

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Anybody who wants to be informed on the "gun" rights conversation that is taking place in this nation, should read this book for a historical perspective.

Great book!

Perfect mix of history, legaleaze and 2nd amendment knowledge. Worth listening to again. And buying the book to reference.

Well researched

This was a balanced take on gun law- I’ve read the authors op-Ed’s and his opinions are stronger than what he presents here, That takes a lot of self control. Interesting read (if not a little repetitive),