Ebook: The trigger: narratives of the American shooter

In 2017, over 15,000 were killed and over 31,000 were injured by gunfire. Faced with these desensitizing statistics, one easily forgets that each incident is perpetrated by a living, feeling human being who has walked a unique path. The causes and consequences of these violent acts are often far more complicated than one might expect. Author Daniel J. Patinkin exhaustively interviewed each of six shooters about their life experiences and about the unique circumstances that compelled them to use a firearm against another person. The result is a series of profound narratives.;Introduction -- In the Spanish wells : Lester Young Jr -- The drifter : John Frizzle -- The devil's bargain : Marvin Gomez -- A man for others : officer Alphonsus O'Connor -- In isolation : Brittany Aden -- An all-American boy : Brandon Clancy -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.