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TURN YOUR GUN DEBATE INTO A CONVERSATION

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This is not one of the many books that will tell you what to think about guns in America, but instead it will tell you how to think about guns in America, essential at a time when we all need a better understanding.
— John Miller, NYPD, Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter Terrorism, ret. CNN Analyst

How to Talk About Guns with Anyone empowers you to turn a frustrating gun debate into a conversation. Firearms-related incidents kill more than 45,000 people in the US every year and are the leading cause of death for US children and adolescents. But talking about guns doesn't have to be scary or divisive. With this easy-to-read and politics-free guide, you can use researched data and sound strategies to calmly discuss firearms laws, firearms ownership, court decisions, and the Founding Fathers’ thinking behind the Second Amendment.

Whether you're a novice or a gun expert, this book offers valuable insights into red flag laws, background checks, semi-automatic weapons, AR-15s, video games, ghost guns, firearms training requirements, state laws, US Supreme Court decisions, and the role guns play in domestic violence and mental health matters. Rural America suffers most when more than 50% of firearms deaths annually are suicides. And in urban areas, where more than 80% of our population lives, firearms homicides persist.

You don't have to feel helpless or hopeless. Join the army of those ready to take back our safety and solve one of the most divisive issues facing our nation today. Silence isn’t the answer. instead, gain the confidence to discuss the many solutions being discussed today. What is your role in reducing gun violence? Find it here.

Author, Expert, Educator, Attorney, Advocate

The book is written by the nation’s leading mass shooting expert and creator of the FBI’s Active Shooter Program, Katherine Schweit.

Katherine Schweit frequently provides interviews and analysis for on-air, radio, and print media on issues related to mass shootings, active shooters, threat assessments, school and business security, law enforcement matters, critical incidents, crisis communications, and other security-related matters.