Lethal Logic

By Dennis A. Henigan,

Book cover of Lethal Logic: Exploding the Myths That Paralyze American Gun Policy

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"Guns don't kill people; people kill people."

"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns."

"An armed society is a polite society."

Who hasn't heard these engaging assertions, time and time again? Burned into the national consciousness by years of targeted, disciplined messaging by the National Rifle Association and…

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Henigan makes the first comprehensive attempt to debunk the slogans so effectively used by the gun lobby to impede gun law reform.

Lethal Logic provides insights into the tactics used by the National Rifle Association to block the most basic measures that can combat gun violence. The book uses a combination of storytelling and statistical analysis to eviscerate the myths propagated by the gun lobby.

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