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    The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter
    The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter
    The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter

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    The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter

    Written by Daniel J. Patinkin

    Narrated by Kevin Stillwell

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    About this audiobook

    Six moving profiles reveal the complex realities behind gun violence in the United States. These are the stories of the shooters. In South Carolina, a young man embarks on a life of crime that culminates in a drug-related shooting and decades in prison; in Chicago, an off-duty police officer engages in a shootout with a murderous gunman, saving a fellow patrolman; in rural Tennessee, a troubled teenager shoots her abusive father in his sleep. The Trigger recounts the dramatic life stories of six individuals who have shot someone in America. 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 that is sure to distress and challenge the reader, but also, perhaps, to provide enlightenment and inspiration.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEverand Productions
    Release dateAug 3, 2021
    ISBN9781094425962
    Author

    Daniel J. Patinkin

    Daniel J. Patinkin is a Chicago-born writer and businessman. His unique career has spanned the real estate, finance, education, and entertainment industries. He earned a BA in English and history from Indiana University and an MFA in producing from the University of Southern California. He is also the cowriter, with Chris Leben, of The Crippler.

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    Reviews for The Trigger

    4.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be an excellent read with engaging stories and a thought-provoking epilogue. The author does a great job with each chapter and the audiobook is well worth listening to. Although there are glimpses of the author's liberal bias and anti-gun stance, as long as readers are aware of it beforehand, they should be okay. The book humanizes the perpetrators of these crimes with compassion and addresses the issue of gun violence and mental illness. Overall, it is a powerful and relevant audiobook.

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    • 5/5
      The author does a great job with each chapter and each story and use it for a great conclusion.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Author is takeing a good approach to a problem we are all thinking about today. Politicians do not have the answers. I have guns and I pray to GODthat I never have to use one.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very powerful. Gun violence and mental illness go hand and trigger. Behind every shooting is the possibility that things could have been different for everyone involved, but the abundance of guns combined with socioeconomic disparity and the lack of mental health care in the US predicts more to come. So sad.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Accounts of the lives of six people who killed someone else with a gun, with varying levels of moral and legal accountability (there’s one cop who faces no legal scrutiny at all; the others go to jail). It’s a tour of American heartbreak.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is an excellent audiobook with a truly relevant topic that affects Americans today. Interesting stories, with diverse backgrounds, well worth listening to.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Although entertaining to varying degrees, it is hard for this author to hide his liberal bias and anti-gun stance. You see glimpses of it in each one of the stories of these individual shooters, but it doesn’t come to full display until the epilogue. As long as you know what you’re getting before you dive in you should be OK.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Excellent written, poignant exposure to 5 very different scenarios in which any or all of us could find ourselves and some point in our lives! A very thought engaging epilogue that pulls it all together! The sprinkling of gun facts throughout leads you wonder in astonishment how some of them can be true! Also the reader was very good and explains the authors thoughts without making you feel like it’s a boring class you have taken in college! An excellent read!

      5 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      These a interesting, well written stories. The author humanizes the perpetrators of these crimes with compassion.

      2 people found this helpful