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Summary: This book will arm gun owners with ammunition
Review: This book will arm gun owners , hunters , and sportsmen with ammuniton against the Anti Gun Lobbiests who want to take away the Second Amendment . This book is an informative guide to show all the tricks and schemes of the anti guners and how they work to try and disarm America . I recommend this book for all gun owners , sportsmen , and hunters
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Summary: Thomas Payne Would Be Proud
Review: This is a practical approach to this politically-charged topic. Wayne LaPierre offers a no-nonsense explanation of how PEOPLE, not their tools, are the cause of crime. Though he is politically savvy, he doesn't talk talk out of both sides of his mouth the way politicians do. He takes a complex-sounding problem and writes for the "common man" with common sense. The history of the Second Amendment is on LaPierre's side when he shows that THE PEOPLE, not the government, are the beneficiaries of the right to keep and bear arms. The reader will come to appreciate that the NRA is not just "the gun lobby," it's a civil rights group for men AND WOMEN...it's a sportman's group...it's a conservation group...it's a child safety group (no other organization educated more children about firearms safety than the NRA's Eddie Eagle Program). I liked this book so much, I asked LaPierre to autograph it for me -- and he did!
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Summary: Clearest insights on the 2nd amendment I've seen.
Review: This is a well-written, well-thought-out treatise on
whether the USA's 2nd amendment (the "right to keep
and bear arms") is relevant today, and if so, what it
means. Whether you are for or against private ownership
of guns, I highly recommend this book. The author looks
at the issue in light of legal precedent, overall crime
statistics, gun ownership and usage statistics, the
writings of the founding fathers of the USA, and every
other relevant illumination you can imagine.
No rabid rhetoric here, just clear, intelligent exposition.
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Summary: Essays on the Gun Control Debate
Review: Tom Clancy's Foreword points out that there is little crime in his suburb and many guns, unlike nearby Washington DC where there is much crime and few guns. Doesn't this reflect prosperity versus poverty? Wasn't Hubert Humphrey's policy "good jobs at good wages"? Clancy notes that the result of Prohibition was to enrich organized crime and increase criminal activity (p.xv). Could this have been a hidden agenda? This 1994 book claims to provide a concise reference to refute gun control arguments. It does not provide "opposing viewpoints". But the paid professionals who promote gun control policies use emotion, not reason. Their background is in advertising, public relations, or an allied field. They use fear and ignorance to drive away rational thought. The same techniques used to sell cigarettes, SUVs, and other higher-priced commodities. I once met a woman who was convinced that "childproof guns" were needed to prevent her 4 year old child from being shot. But she had no gun in her home! She also drove an SUV (for "safety") but worried about the reports of their dangers. You can't reason with anyone who has been conditioned to fear an inanimate object they they don't own. Telling her that most of the "children" who are shot are 15 to 17 year olds who are used by drug dealers didn't make any effect. She believed what she read in a weekly newsmagazine! Chapter 2 discusses "the right of the people to keep and bear arms", which goes back to Colonial times. The newly powerful corporate class began to attack the traditional "well-regulated militia" in 1877 Pittsburgh. The campaign against the right to keep and bear arms still continues by these economic aristocrats, often hidden behind fronts like the Open Society Institute, the Joyce Foundation, etc. A "well-regulated militia" was composed of all eligible males, who had to show up for the monthly muster with their arms. Most importantly, they elected their own officers for a one year term. They provided the armed support for the civil authorities, and provided a "check and balance" against unpopular laws (like the attempt to enforce Prohibition in 1890s S. Carolina). Since the militia could not be sent out of state, this was a drawback to a newly imperial national government. The National Guard was invented as a select militia (of the well-to-do) and used as "white collar soldiers" in strike-breaking, etc. The "well-regulated militia" was attacked and eliminated by various state and federal laws from 1877 to 1934. These important facts are not in this book. (You can read "The Minuteman" by Gary Hart.) Starting in 1934 the corporate ruling class then began to attack the right to keep and bear arms on the national level. Some states had already copied NY's Sullivan Law. They adopted the usual tactics of prohibition by banning the least-used arms. World War II intervened in this campaign. But in the mid 1960s the increasingly powerful corporate class passed the 1968 Gun Control Act, and other bans later. James Madison said Americans had the right and the advantage of being armed, unlike other countries whose rulers feared their people (p.8). Who do you trust?
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Summary: Standard gun-advocate boilerplate won't change minds
Review: Usually when a well-known figure in a current controversy writes a book, you can bet that it won't do anything but confirm prejudices on both sides. Just look at any book written by a politician in the spotlight. LaPierre is no exception. The arguments advanced in this book are the standard boilerplate used by the NRA and its supporters. LaPierre has a troubling habit of misinterpreting the works of others. In particular, in chapter two he quotes a Journal of American History article by Robert Shalhoupe (nitpicking point: the JAH is not available in editions, it is available by issue or volume). LaPierre makes it looks as though Shalhoupe favors gun ownership because the Founding Fathers did. In fact, the article specifically states that the current (as of 1982) debate over gun ownership had misunderstood the past context of gun ownership. Shalhoupe did not endorse gun ownership, as LaPierre intimates. Many of LaPierre's arguments are logically questionable. In Chapter 18 he dismisses gun control arguments as being made on the basis of "politics," a handy way of dismissing your opponent ad hominem rather than refuting his arguments. He also seems to intimate that the Japanese government legally restricts privacy (p 172). He also fails to explore the intellectual bases for his arguments; he merely skims the surface and moves on. In particular, he tries to use the example of Switzerland to promote widespread gun ownership in the US. Gun ownership in Switzerland is widespread, but it is tightly controlled and supervised by government. I doubt that is a situation LaPierre wants to duplicate in the US. He also holds up Israel as an example of the positive aspects of gun ownership but neglects to mention that Israel also tightly regulates gun ownership through gov't oversight, and that a significant portion of Israel's population--i.e. Arabs--aren't allowed to serve in the military and may arguably be considered second class citizens. I must cynically admit that this review won't change any minds, either. Those who agree with the author will find his statistics convincing, those who disagree won't. But LaPierre fails to add anything to the debate.
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Summary: The Truth About Our Right to Bear Arms
Review: Wayne Lapierre does an excellent job of explaining the Second Amendment and exposing the myths of gun control advocates. This book is a must for anyone who supports the Constitution and opposes the movement toward a socialist-type government. One only has to examine the recent loss of freedom faced by citizens of Australia to understand the importance of protecting our Constitutional right to bear arms. Buy this book for your friends, family and co-workers. The only way to save our precious freedom is to educate the public about their rights and counter the propaganda being spread by members of the media.
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Summary: The handbook for all supporters of the 2nd Ammendment
Review: While rummaging through a thrift store's book section, I came across this book. I bought it for a mere $.50, took it home and began to read. I was amazed at how insightful Wayne LaPierre is. He gives his opinion, but then completely backs it up with facts. Not only does this book give 2nd ammendment activists the tools necessary to battle gun haters, LaPierre also gives solutions on how to fight crime. He talks about how another law won't stop criminals who already have no regard to the law. LaPierre also writes about how the majority of the crimes committed can be traced back to unstable home lives for children. He gives honest solutions on how to fix the serious problem of rampant crime. Wayne LaPierre gives us the tools to combat any person standing in the way of our Constitutional Rights.
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Summary: The handbook for all supporters of the 2nd Ammendment
Review: While rummaging through a thrift store's book section, I came across this book. I bought it for a mere $.50, took it home and began to read. I was amazed at how insightful Wayne LaPierre is. He gives his opinion, but then completely backs it up with facts. Not only does this book give 2nd ammendment activists the tools necessary to battle gun haters, LaPierre also gives solutions on how to fight crime. He talks about how another law won't stop criminals who already have no regard to the law. LaPierre also writes about how the majority of the crimes committed can be traced back to unstable home lives for children. He gives honest solutions on how to fix the serious problem of rampant crime. Wayne LaPierre gives us the tools to combat any person standing in the way of our Constitutional Rights.
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Summary: Should be required text for lawyers and politicians
Review: Yea, I know it's written by the CEO of the NRA. Even so, it's the clearest discussion and defense of our rights as citizens of a free society and the "problematic" 2nd Amendment. This book ought to be a required text for all law students, law enforcement and ALL elected officials
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