Adrienne Westenfeld writes: "In this riveting history, two Wall Street Journal reporters trace the AR-15’s lethal path through our nation’s history, from its early adoption by the military to its embrace by mass shooters to its jingoistic symbolism on the far right. Through this single weapon, “the fulcrum of America’s great gun divide,” the authors trace how gun violence has transformed the nation. Yet it’s the stories of the AR-15’s human toll that appall and astound; through harrowing testimony from survivors of gun violence, the authors convincingly argue how “a device created to protect America is wounding it.” This book is not to be missed."
