Gunfight - Ryan Busse

Gunfight

By Ryan Busse

  • Release Date: 2021-10-19
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 26 Ratings

Description

A former firearms executive pulls back the curtain on America's multibillion-dollar gun industry, exposing how it fostered extremism and racism, radicalizing the nation and bringing cultural division to a boiling point.
 
As an avid hunter, outdoorsman, and conservationist–all things that the firearms industry was built on–Ryan Busse chased a childhood dream and built a successful career selling millions of firearms for one of America’s most popular gun companies.

But blinded by the promise of massive profits, the gun industry abandoned its self-imposed decency in favor of hardline conservatism and McCarthyesque internal policing, sowing irreparable division in our politics and society. That drove Busse to do something few other gun executives have done: he's ending his 30-year career in the industry to show us how and why we got here.
 
Gunfight is an insider’s call-out of a wild, secretive, and critically important industry. It shows us how America's gun industry shifted from prioritizing safety and ethics to one that is addicted to fear, conspiracy, intolerance, and secrecy. It recounts Busse's personal transformation and shows how authoritarianism spreads in the guise of freedom, how voicing one's conscience becomes an act of treason in a culture that demands sameness and loyalty. Gunfight offers a valuable perspective as the nation struggles to choose between armed violence or healing.

 

Reviews

  • Hope For A Nation

    5
    By CIReader
    Thank you to Mr. Busse for sharing his story. I would not have understood all the intricacies of our country’s current situation without it. This information was presented in a factual way, yet kept the reader engaged on an emotional level. We need people like this to stand up for what’s right all over our nation. I hope I can be one of them. I hope we can all change our system for the better.
  • Great Explanation

    5
    By GulfBob
    Busse provides detailed information on how the NRA and the gun industry changed from the promotion of gun safety and hunting, to a far right political organization that supports gun sales of non-hunting guns without any limits. He supports gun ownership with common-sense laws that protect citizens from gun violence. Lots of detail from an industry insider that explains how this happened over the years. Fascinating read and hard to put down. Those on both sides of the gun debate should read this, for a more refined and detailed understanding.
  • A Great Perspective

    5
    By Not what it could be
    Ryan’s perspective as a leader in the gun industry offers a vantage point we should all experience as we formulate our opinions about the heritage of gun ownership in America and what it means. A GREAT read!
  • Essential reading

    5
    By michiganoutside
    To understand the roots of both our country and the gun industry’s radicalization, this is essential reading from a 20-year industry insider.