Enough Is Enough
How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety
by Michelle Roehm McCann
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Pub Date Oct 08 2019 | Archive Date Oct 08 2019
Beyond Words Publishing | Simon Pulse/Beyond Words
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Description
Young people are suffering the most from the epidemic of gun violence—as early as kindergarten students are crouching behind locked doors during active shooter drills. Teens are galvanizing to speak up and fight for their right to be safe. They don’t just want to get involved, they want to change the world. Enough Is Enough is a call to action for teens ready to lend their voices to the gun violence prevention movement. This handbook deftly explains America’s gun violence issues—myths and facts, causes and perpetrators, solutions and change-makers—and provides a road map for effective activism.
Told in three parts, Enough Is Enough also explores how America got to this point and the obstacles we must overcome, including historical information about the Second Amendment, the history of guns in America, and an overview of the NRA. Informative chapters include interviews with teens who have survived gun violence and student activists who are launching their own movements across the country. Additionally, the book includes a Q&A with gun owners who support increased gun safety laws.
Advance Praise
“[ENOUGH IS ENOUGH] is a substantive look at the causes of the serious epidemic of gun violence in America and a how-to manual for making positive changes to create safer schools and communities. Using well-researched facts, this book dispels the myth that nothing can be done.” — KIRKUS Reviews
“[McCann] guides her readers into activism by providing background information on the movement and interviews with teen survivors of gun violence. The book also includes profiles of teens who have launched groups engaged with the issue and organized letter-writing campaigns and rallies.” — Publishers Weekly, “The War of Words Over Guns”
"This is one of the most important books to purchase […], particularly given the large number of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years.” — School Library Connection
Marketing Plan
*National print, review, radio, and online campaign to parenting media
*National online campaign to student and youth media
*Outreach to educator/librarian/parent organizations
*Outreach with Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety as well as other gun safety organizations
*Cross-promotion with author's website, blog, and social media channels
*Author events and appearances at local/regional trade shows
*Giveaways
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781582707006 |
| PRICE | $22.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
Featured Reviews
Randal W, Reviewer
A very timely book. Geared towards a younger audience, the book looks at gun violence in the United States. What it is, how it got to the present situation, and what can be done about it. I found the book to be interesting and easy to read.
Gen D, Reviewer
Enough Is Enough is a timely and much-needed read that is relevant to current tensions on gun rights and gun violence that everyone needs to read right now. It addresses the ties between gun rights and gun violence. It's a very thin line that often blurs. Gun violence is prevalent in mass shootings the past few years but it is and has always been more in domestic violence and it needs to be addressed and stopped. Assault rifle bans and bump stock bans are a good step, but we must do more. Close the boyfriend loop is another. While we do need to do something about the uptick in gun violence and mass shootings lately, I'm not sure if gun control is the way to go ONLY because when we had gun control in the past, it was enforced and used to target people of color and rarely white folks who were able to obtain guns. There was a racial disparity that affected people of color, and that is not something we should go back to. If it weren't for the racial disparity, I would be all for gun control. (Yes, it may sound weird coming from a military brat, but civilians do not need nor have the proper training or psych evaluation for military grade assault weapons).
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