Gundown is a novel of an alternative America which gun manufacturers have gotten behind gun safety and helped enact new laws in one state that eliminate most lethal firearms but also give citizens opportunities for nonlethal self-defense.
Why a novel? To let readers try on for size what such a world could be like, to provide a virtual experience in exploring what it would mean to have both a defense and an offense against gun violence. It’s also an example of how states can be the true “laboratories” of America.
Why, in Gundown, do gun manufacturers support gun safety laws? Simple. Money.
Read it and see if you think it’s possible. If you don’t, then start thinking about other ways to leverage the power of the gun lobby in the direction of gun safety. It’s the only realistic approach.
You KNOW our current culture isn’t going to allow any federal legislation that will move the needle. Gundown offers a long-term but possible alternative.
States could do it.
You could do it.
My sole goal is to provoke new thinking. So I’m giving Gundown to anyone who wants it.
Download a free ebook of Gundown here (that’s www.gundownload.com.) It’s available in print at cost at Amazon and at Barnes & Noble.
Pass the word.