American Gun authors on "Burned By Books" podcast
Chris Holmes, chair of the English department at Ithaca College and host of the popular "Burned By Books" podcast, had Zusha Elinson and...
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AMERICAN GUN
The True Story of the AR-15
“[A] magisterial work of narrative history and original reportage."
—The New York Times Book Review
“A riveting exploration of the cost of the nation’s fascination with an iconic weapon.”
— Kirkus starred review
“[R]iveting history....This book is not to be missed." —Esquire
“An indispensable read.”—THe Guardian
American Gun Blog
Feb 5
KpCW, public radio in Utah, interviews McWhirter about American Gun
Thanks to Doug Wells and Roger Goldman, hosts of KPCW's "Mountain Money" in Utah, for interviewing McWhirter about American Gun: The True...
Jan 19
DOJ report on Uvalde shooting documents a "cascade of failures"
The U.S. Justice Department report on the Uvalde shooting documented a host of failures by local law enforcement and others to the...
Jan 13
Feds to seek death penalty for racist Buffalo shooter who used AR-15
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket...
Jan 4
McWhirter talks about American Gun and the AR-15 on "America Trends" Podcast
Larry Rifkin, host of the long-running "America Trends" podcast, spoke at length with Cameron McWhirter, co-author of American Gun: The...
Dec 27, 2023
Prague Shooter used an AR-10 rifle, similar to the AR-15
The gunman who committed the mass shooting at Prague’s Charles University used an AR-style rifle — the second mass shooting in Europe...
Nov 21, 2023
McWhirter on Word Balloon podcast to talk about American Gun
Thanks to John Siuntres, host of the comics and culture podcast "Word Balloon," for having Cameron McWhirter on the show to talk about...
Oct 5, 2023
Apple News podcast talks with McWhirter and Elinson about American Gun
On the "Apple News In Conversation" podcast, host Shumita Basu sat down in a New York studio to talk with Cameron McWhirter and Zusha...
Sep 25, 2023
Elinson/McWhirter on WHYY's STudio 2 on American Gun pub day
Elinson and McWhirter will be in Philadelphia on WHYY's Studio 2 at noon, Sept. 26, the publication day of American Gun: The True Story...
Sep 25, 2023
New York Times Book Review calls American Gun "a magisterial work"
Mike Spies, a senior staff writer at the Trace reviewed American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 for the NYTBR. He declared the book "a...
Sep 25, 2023
New York Times Book Review Q & A about American Gun
Benjamin P. Russell talked with Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson about American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. Zusha told Russell:...
Jul 10, 2023
Orange County Register picks AMerican Gun for its must-Read List of 2023 summer and beyond.
The Orange County Register chose American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 for its list of 15 must-read books for the Summer of 2023 and...
Jun 27, 2023
AR-15 Shooter at Gay club in Colorado pleaded guilty
The disturbed man who opened fire with an AR-15 inside a gay nightclub in Colorado in November 2022 pleaded guilty June 26, 2023, to 5...
Jun 17, 2023
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter found guilty of federal hate crimes and other charges
Not surprisingly, a jury has found the shooter in the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life Congregation, a Pittsburgh synagogue, guilty on 63...
