"Following the Columbine school shootings in 2000, Grossman co-founded a bipartisan group dedicated to reducing gun violence, SAFE Colorado, which launched a successful ballot initiative to close the state's gun-show loophole. This eye-opening essay examines the scope of gun violence in this country: its causes, its dangers, and its possible solutions. Part of the Speaker's Corner Books series designed to stimulate discussion on issues that shape our society, it takes a rational and reasoned approach to an emotionally charged issue. 192 pp."