Gundown

<p>Six Americans will die from a handgun bullet during the time it takes an average person to read this novel.</p><p></p><p>In today's America there is no hope of preventing those killings. Dealing with gun violence is mired in a cultural logjam-as things are nothing will change. </p><p></p><p>But what if lethal firearms became illegal and gun makers could make billions selling nonlethal guns? They'd make it happen.</p><p></p><p>And what if we could defend ourselves with non-lethal firearms? We'd make it happen.</p><p></p><p>In <em>Gundown</em> a few years from now . . . </p><p></p><p>Guns are still everyday killers. Most of us have no defense-except in Oregon where reform has stopped gun sales and encouraged us to have non-lethal weapons. </p><p></p><p>To Hank Soldado Army veteran ex-cop and a good guy with a gun his duty is to find a way to stop the reform leader from taking away 2nd Amendment rights.</p><p></p><p>But then he sees that the man is turning our murderous gun impasse into self-defense security safety and crime prevention. </p><p></p><p>Treachery strikes and Hank is the only one who can keep the movement alive- but he has to turn his back on bone-deep beliefs about our right to guns.</p>