Testimonials
"5 stars! …provides an excellent up-to-date summary of the scientific literature on gun violence in America, ending with a policy prescription…a must read…"
David Hemenway, Director, Harvard Injury Control Research Center
"...Combining hard data with well-reasoned analysis, Tom Gabor's Confronting Gun Violence in America is the most up-to-date and comprehensive examination of the matter of guns in America that I know. I will surely rely on it often for my own work." James Alan Fox, Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy at Northeastern University, and author of The Will to Kill: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder
“…Tom Gabor leaves no argument for unrestrained gun ownership unchallenged. It is a monumental and very readable work of research and journalism…”
Maurice Murad, former producer of CBS’ 60 Minutes
"Gun violence in America is a terribly complicated subject, ranging through the disciplines of policy and politics to psychology and physics. It is rare to see a book that tackles the issues with such broad competence as Tom Gabor's Confronting Gun Violence in America."
Stephen Teret, Founding Director, Center for Gun Policy and Research, Johns Hopkins University
“A new book that can get you up to speed on the gun violence debate…a well-balanced survey of research on just about every aspect of the gun violence debate…The arguments on both sides for each topic are presented in concise and readable ways.”
Mike Weisser (Mike the Gun Guy), book author, leading national gun expert and Huffington Post writer
“Dr. Gabor has done an incredible job of laying out a sobering and unbiased review of the broad range of relevant statistics, facts, international best practises and comparisons as one can hope to find anywhere on such a sombre and important topic..."
John Neily, Assistant Commissioner (Retired), Royal Canadian Mounted Police
“Australians have had no gun massacres in the 20 years after gun law reform. US gun mayhem is jaw-dropping and so preventable. Tom Gabor’s 10,000 watt arc lights show us how.”
Simon Chapman AO, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia
“…This book skillfully demolishes, through solid research, the hollowness of the claims of the NRA…"
Linda Geller-Schwartz, Florida State Policy Advocate, National Council of Jewish Women
“This excellent book is must-have resource about gun violence and firearm policies in America...Five stars! "
Patricia Brigham, Gun Safety Chair, League of Women Voters of Florida
"Having read his brilliant writing on the subject...it is clear that Dr. Gabor is a leading voice in the effort to reduce gun violence and a champion of all people who truly believe that Americans have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, all of which can be taken away in an instant by a gun.""
Barry Silver, Rabbi, civil rights attorney, and founder of the Interfaith Justice League of Palm Beach County (Florida)