American Gun discussed on C-Span's BookTV

Historian/author Paul Barrett sat down with McWhirter and Elinson for C-Span's BookTV to talk about American Gun: The History of the AR-15. Barrett and the authors discussed the history of the rifle, from its creation by Eugene Stoner in the 1950s to Vietnam to the gun debates of the 1990s to its rise in popularity, the sharp increase in sales, and its use in mass shootings.