Guns (essay)

{{Short description|Essay by Stephen King}}

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| name = Guns

| image = Stephen_King_-_Guns.jpg

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| author = Stephen King

| country = United States

| language = English

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| publisher = Philtrum Press

| media_type = E-book

| pub_date = January 25, 2013

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"Guns" is a non-fiction essay written by American writer Stephen King on the issue of gun violence, published in 2013.

He wrote it after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, elaborating on why he let the novel Rage (1977) and The Bachman Books (1985), the omnibus in which Rage also appeared, go out of print. In the essay, King calls on gun owners to support a ban on assault weapons.

On January 25, 2013, the essay was published as a Kindle Single,{{cite book|title=Guns|author=King, Stephen|date=January 25, 2013|asin=B00B53IW9W|publisher=Philtrum Press |url=https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B00B53IW9W/|edition=Kindle}} and on February 11, 2013, "Guns" was released as an audiobook narrated by Christian Rummel.{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Guns/dp/B00BEBZX1K/ref=tmm_aud_title_0 |title=Guns |edition=Unabridged audiobook |asin=B00BEBZX1K|author=King, Stephen |publisher=Audible Studios |date= February 11, 2013|access-date=2013-10-14}}{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Guns/dp/B00BEBZX1K/ref=tmm_aud_title_0 |title=Guns |edition=Unabridged audiobook |ISBN=978-1480522817 |author=King, Stephen |publisher=Audible Studios |date= February 11, 2013|access-date=2024-06-25}} King's official website states, "All profits from 'Guns' will benefit the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence."{{cite web|url=http://stephenking.com/promo/guns/|publisher=Stephen King|title=Promo: Guns}}