ABOUT THIS BOOK

Originally published in 1993, Under Fire was widely hailed as the first objective examination of the NRA and its efforts to defeat gun control legislation. Now in this expanded edition, Osha Gray Davidson shows how the NRA's extremism has cost the organization both political power and popular support. He offers a well-reasoned and workable approach to gun control, one that will find many supporters even among the NRA membership.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Osha Gray Davidson has written for many publications, including the New York Times, Nation, New Republic, and Philadelphia Inquirer. He is also the author of Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto (IOWA, 1996) and The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South.

REVIEWS

“An insightful, behind-the-scenes look at a powerful special interest group that has managed to prevent enactment of sensible gun laws for the last century . . . this book is a must.”--Sarah Brady, Handgun Control, Inc.

“An excellent piece of reporting . . . strongly argued. . . . Davidson is a thoughtful social critic who
leads us carefully through a complicated, interesting, and very American bit of history.”—Los Angeles Times

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Part 1: The Rise of the NRA
1. The Stockton Lesson
2. The Early Years
3. One of the Great Religions of the World
Part 2: Cracks in the Empire
4. The Bullett and the Badge
5. A War in the Streets
6. Holding Actions
7. Enemies Within and Without
Part 3: Gun Wars
8. Drums Along the Potomac
9.First Blood
10. Palace Coup
11. Operation St. Joseph
12. The Last Battle
Epilogue
200,000 Bodies: The Battle Continues
Selected Bibliography
Index

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