{"product_id":"a-parade-of-grief-gun-violence-in-america-9781941237991","title":"A Parade of Grief: Gun Violence in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFraga \"... traces America's history ... from the days of Bleeding Kansas to the long tradition of political assassination; exploring the ways that American gun culture has become more radical over time. Related issues of racism; police violence; mental health; and suicide are discussed; as are the numerous ways that efforts to legislate gun control have been stymied at all levels of government. Fraga is a skilled writer; and his matter-of-fact prose captures the mundane terror of these stories . . . \"\u003cem\u003e-Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand reined in gun violence; why can't the US? Fraga explains how rural voters in the US have more clout than their counterparts in New Zealand; and they are the fiercest advocates of gun rights. Not long ago; a Texas congressman evaded a metal detector in the Capitol. He was reported to have sneered; \"You can't stop me.\" Another congressman told police who tried to scan him after he set off the machine; \"Nah; I'm not going to do that.\" And a third member of Congress refused to let the police search her handbag after she bragged that she was going to carry a loaded Glock to Congress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany in rural states believe you fight guns with guns. Fraga examines the Heartland; specifically Kansas. 'Bleeding Kansas\" he reminds the reader; is \"home to Dodge City; the cow town so beset by violence that it invited Wyatt Earp to be its Marshall. The City Council instituted a 'Deadline' along Front Street, separating the north end of town where guns were prohibited-cowboys packing heat there were arrested and immediately packed off to jail-from the free-wheeling south end where pretty much any behavior went unchecked.\" Unpacking the right to bear arms and the 2nd Amendment; Fraga exposes the history of the NRA up to and including the Russian Maria Butina's involvement in the NRA in 2016. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Fraga wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Greening of Oz \u003c\/em\u003e(2012); about the town of Greensburg in western Kansas, that \"came back green\" after a tornado almost wiped it out; and \u003cem\u003eThe Road through San Judas\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), about the struggle between landless farmers and the wealthy Mexican family who wanted them gone. His latest, \u003cem\u003eA Parade of Grief, \u003c\/em\u003e is an important read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anamcara Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50564162060562,"sku":"9781941237991","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_973a5651-821b-418a-857d-eccd83f2327b.jpg?v=1731874710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-parade-of-grief-gun-violence-in-america-9781941237991","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}