Gun Violence 101
A Graphic Guide to How Gun Safety Policies Save Lives
Thomas Gabor author Violet Lemay author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Yellow Pear Press
Publishing:11th Apr '25
£17.99
This title is due to be published on 11th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Did you know that gun violence is the #1 cause of death among America’s children and teens and that guns in the home are far more likely to be used in killing family members than intruders?Gun Violence 101, a unique illustrated book using original graphics and artwork, presents many shocking facts about gun violence and gun laws in America. Criminologist Thomas Gabor, coauthor of the acclaimed book American Carnage, joins forces with award-winning author and illustrator Violet Lemay in showing that many of America’s gun laws harm rather than protect us. Many Americans have been influenced by the gun lobby’s harmful campaigns designed to convince the public that guns in the home, gun carrying, and permissive laws will make the country safer. Instead, such policies have produced record numbers of gun deaths and mass shootings around the country. Gabor and Lemay present solutions to gun violence that have been shown to make people and communities safer.
Other Surprising Facts About Gun Violence:
- Americans own 50 times more military-style weapons like the AR-15 today than in the 1990s.
- Fatal road rage shootings have more than doubled in the last few years as more people carry guns.
- 6% of Americans own two-thirds of all the nation’s guns.
“WOW! I absolutely LOVE IT! It is appealing to the eye, very easy to read, and has very interesting facts with cool pictures. I love the black and white. I know, this will appeal to upper elementary and middle school students.”
—Ron Hobert, president of the American Federation of Teachers Kansas
“This new book from Tom and Violet takes the work of American Carnage and brings it to a new level of understanding as it combines facts and data with incredible illustrations. Gun Violence 101 is the book that every American should read to understand why we have gun violence and what we must do to move forward and solve it.”
—Fred Guttenberg, Parkland dad and National Spirit Award winner
“Gun Violence 101 is visually appealing and incredibly easy to read and understand. It should be required reading for all members of Congress, state legislators, and other lawmakers."
—Po Murray, founder of Newtown Action Alliance
“Thomas Gabor and illustrator Violet Lemay score a home run in this collaboration. Gun Violence 101 distinguishes itself from others with the use of visuals and graphics. I recommend this masterpiece as a ‘go-to’ manual for anyone engaged in gun law reform in our country.”
—Steven Askinazi, former principal of the Manhattan Center for Science and Math
“Gun Violence 101 is an amazing resource. The graphics and descriptions make a difficult subject easy to understand.”
—Susan Metzler-Kirkman, retired middle school teacher at The Benjamin School
ISBN: 9781684817467
Dimensions: 203mm x 152mm x 13mm
Weight: unknown
120 pages