Guns by Stephen King
A forceful, plainspoken essay responding to mass shootings in the United States, it argues that gun violence is a cultural and policy failure requiring practical, constitutional remedies. While affirming respect for responsible gun owners, it calls for universal background checks, waiting periods, and limits on high-capacity magazines, and criticizes political cowardice and lobbyist extremism for blocking consensus. It also examines mental health and media influences, recounts the author’s decision to withdraw an earlier work linked to school shootings, and urges civil, fact-based debate over fear and absolutism.
- Published
- 2013
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 20-30
- Original Language
- English
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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