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An inside account of the battle for gun control that exposes the shocking political manipulations of the NRA - & those who rallied against them. 6x9 inches, 352 pgs. Hardcover.
Legendary New Orleans attorney Wendell Gautheir's suit against Big Tobacco led to a multi-billion dollar settlement with them. In 1998 he, and a few other powerful attorneys, took on an opponent that seemed even more formidable--the gun industry. This is the true story of that battle, told by one of the lead attorneys, Daniel G. Abel, and award-winning investigative reporter Peter Harry Brown, with unprecedented access to documents revealing the inside story of a fight for social justice.
Forcing the making of new law as they go, arguing for the first time that knowingly manufacturing and marketing lethal machines to criminals renders a company culpable for resulting deaths--these attorneys promise to dramatically redraw the legal definition of liability. In the process of documenting this extraordinary campaign, Abel and Brown make newsworthy revelations--from how the NRA has managed to kill pending legislation in Congress, and its hijacking of the Campaign Act to fund the Bush victory, to the industry's shocking efforts to suppress "smart gun" technology, and an al Qaeda leaflet retrieved from a crater in Afghanistan informing recruits how to use lax U.S. gun marketing to arm terrorist cells.
Outgunned is an unforgettable chronicle of American politics and public policy at the front lines. Part horror story, part legal adventure, and part important news-making expose, it is a crucial tale for our times.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Peter Harry Brown is an investigative journalist and bestselling author who has won, among other awards, the California Associated Press Award for feature writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Daniel G. Abel is an attorney and Senior Parner in the firm of Wendell Gauthier. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Legendary New Orleans attorney Wendell Gautheir's suit against Big Tobacco led to a multi-billion dollar settlement with them. In 1998 he, and a few other powerful attorneys, took on an opponent that seemed even more formidable--the gun industry. This is the true story of that battle, told by one of the lead attorneys, Daniel G. Abel, and award-winning investigative reporter Peter Harry Brown, with unprecedented access to documents revealing the inside story of a fight for social justice.
Forcing the making of new law as they go, arguing for the first time that knowingly manufacturing and marketing lethal machines to criminals renders a company culpable for resulting deaths--these attorneys promise to dramatically redraw the legal definition of liability. In the process of documenting this extraordinary campaign, Abel and Brown make newsworthy revelations--from how the NRA has managed to kill pending legislation in Congress, and its hijacking of the Campaign Act to fund the Bush victory, to the industry's shocking efforts to suppress "smart gun" technology, and an al Qaeda leaflet retrieved from a crater in Afghanistan informing recruits how to use lax U.S. gun marketing to arm terrorist cells.
Outgunned is an unforgettable chronicle of American politics and public policy at the front lines. Part horror story, part legal adventure, and part important news-making expose, it is a crucial tale for our times.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Peter Harry Brown is an investigative journalist and bestselling author who has won, among other awards, the California Associated Press Award for feature writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Daniel G. Abel is an attorney and Senior Parner in the firm of Wendell Gauthier. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
