A fast-paced, fascinating and hard-hitting investigation of the gun's lifespan and into our hugely complex relationship with firearms and their undeniable impact
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER
In some places, it's easier to get a gun than a glass of water.
In some places, you are allowed to carry concealed firearms into schools.
In some places, there are more guns than people to shoot them.
There are almost one billion guns across the globe today - more than ever before. Every minute of every day, someone somewhere is shot. Gun Baby Gun is a hard-hitting and urgent investigation into the gun's lifespan, into our hugely complex relationship with firearms and their undeniable, long-reaching and often hidden impact. Along the way, award-winning journalist Iain Overton unearths some stark truths about the everyday human cost of gun crime.
"A gripping book that's as disturbing as it is enlightening" - * GQ *
"A shocking book about the terrible realities of war and weapons" - * Scotland’s Sunday Mail *
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Relentlessly engrossing...
" - * The Spectator *
"Shocking... Overton has supped full of horrors and is not reticent about sharing them" - * Newsweek *
"Adventurous...thoughtful... contains moments of great poignancy" - * Financial Times *
"Iain Overton's starkly controlled prose allows us an insight into the emotions that come when we witness a shooting, and puts a human face on what often becomes just another statistic... one of the most thought-provoking books you'll read this year" - * The National *
