{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20260406T231758Z","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684812054?tag=bookfrontier-20","asin":"1684812054","authors":["Fred Guttenberg","Thomas Gabor","Steve Kerr","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9781684812059","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781684812059","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781684812059.jpg?v=20260406T231758Z%3A2026-04-06T23%3A17%3A58Z","description":"Shooting Down Gun Violence Misinformation \"Don't tell me there's no such thing as gun violence. It happened in Parkland.\" ― Fred Guttenberg #1 Best Seller in School Safety, Education Policy, and Law Enforcement Politics Fred Guttenberg, who lost his beloved daughter Jaime in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and International gun policy consultant Thomas Gabor team up in American Carnage to dismantle some of the most common myths about guns and gun violence. A national disgrace. In America, over 40,000 die each year as a result of gun violence. Relative to other advanced countries, the U.S. has a dismal gun violence record. Gun law reforms could reduce the number of gun deaths, but many political challenges stand in the way. A widespread multi-year misinformation assault on truth by the gun lobby and gun-extremists sows doubt about the dangers of pervasive gun ownership, gun carrying, and potential effectiveness of gun laws. Debunking popular gun myths. Countering with strong evidence-based research the many slogans and myths repeated incessantly by spokespersons for the gun lobby and its surrogates is essential if we are to have a society where kids can attend school safely and people can work and enjoy life without fear of being shot. Over the last 30 years, the NRA’s campaign to achieve an armed society has succeeded in persuading many Americans that having a gun in the home or carrying a gun makes them safer. The evidence is overwhelming this is not the case. Guns in the home are far more likely to be used against a family member or in a suicide attempt than against an intruder. Tackling this and other myths is critical. Myths and slogans exposed as false in American Carnage include: - Gun owners frequently use firearms to fend off attackers - An armed society is a safer society - Guns don’t kill people, people kill people If you have read Trigger Points , The Violence Project , Warning Signs , or Fred Guttenberg’s Find the Helpers , American Carnage is a must read.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781684812059","publication_date":"20230512","publisher":"Jim Dandy Publishing","slug":"american-carnage","subtitle":"Shattering the Myths That Fuel Gun Violence (school Safety, Violence in Society)","title":"American Carnage"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"EDU034010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"School Safety","score":0.767,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"21st-Century America","score":0.7196,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL042020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Conservatism & Liberalism","score":0.7179,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"EDU034010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"School Safety","score":0.767,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"21st-Century America","score":0.7196,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL042020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Conservatism & Liberalism","score":0.7179,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"EDU034010","confidence_band":"high","label":"School Safety","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"POL014000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Policing & Law Enforcement","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SOC051000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Violence in Society","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"School Safety","score":0.767,"slug":"school-safety"},{"label":"21st-Century America","score":0.7196,"slug":"21st-century-america"},{"label":"Conservatism & Liberalism","score":0.7179,"slug":"conservatism-liberalism"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers who enjoy School Safety","Good for readers interested in america","Good for readers who enjoy School Safety and 21st-Century America."],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Kevin M. 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