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Diaz, Tom.

The last gun : how changes in the gun industry are killing Americans and what it will take to stop it / Tom Diaz,

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-59558-841-8 (e-book) 1. Firearms industry and trade—United States. 2. Firearms—Law and legislation—United States. 3. Gun control—United States. I. Title.

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