The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter

This “provocative . . . maddening . . . riveting” look at the complex realities behind gun violence in America is now in paperback.

The Trigger steps into the shoes of perpetrators of American gun violence, giving readers a unique, eye-opening window into an issue that plagues our country. Author Daniel J. Patinkin exhaustively interviewed six shooters about their life experiences and the circumstances that compelled them to use a firearm against another person. The subjects include a crack...