{"product_id":"let-it-bang-a-young-black-mans-reluctant-odyssey-into-guns-rj-young","title":"Let it Bang: A Young Black Man's Reluctant Odyssey Into Guns;  RJ Young","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe quest, funny and searing, of a young black man learning to shoot—a fascinating odyssey into race, guns, and self-protection in America\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe most RJ Young knew about guns was that they could get him killed. Until recently married to a white woman and in desperate need of a way to relate to his gun-loving father-in-law, Young does the unimaginable: he accepts Charles’s gift of a Glock.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite, or because of, the racial rage and fear he experiences among white gun owners (“Ain’t you supposed to be shooting a basketball?”), Young determines to get good, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e good, with a gun. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet It Bang\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling story of the author’s unexpected obsession—he eventually becomes an NRA-certified pistol instructor—and of his deep dive into the heart of America's gun culture: what he sees as the domino effect of white fear, white violence, black fear, rinse, repeat. Young’s original reporting on shadow industries like US Law Shield, which insures and defends people who report having shot someone in self-defense, and on the newly formed National African American Gun Association, gives powerful insight into the dynamic. Through indelible profiles, Young brings us up to the current rocketing rise in gun ownership among black Americans, most notably women.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet It Bang\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original look at American gun culture from the inside, and from the other side—and, most movingly, the story of a young black man's hard-won nonviolent path to self-protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOctober 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45537436795202,"sku":"","price":7.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/bang.jpg?v=1688955924","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/let-it-bang-a-young-black-mans-reluctant-odyssey-into-guns-rj-young","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}