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Title: Guns, Crime, and Freedom by Wayne R. LaPierre ISBN: 0-06-097674-8 Publisher: Acacia Press, Inc. Pub. Date: August, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Gun Rights
Comment: A totally logical explanation of the Second Amendment backed up by the intent of our founding fathers as seen in the US Constitution and other writings. The most rabid anti-gun activist will come away deeply moved by the requirement for firearms in a free and safe society. Mr. LaPierre convincingly argues the case that firearms in the hands of law abiding citizens are indeed the path to reduced crime and ultimately the defense of our freedoms and our sovereignty. Chapter 4 on carrying concealed weapons (did you know the police have no obligation to protect you? Their obligation is solely to society.) and chapter 20 on media bias (LaPierre suggests that abuses of the First Amendment should be punished as severely as abuses of the Second Amendment) are particularly compelling. LaPierre's dissection of the so called "Assault Weapon Ban" gives one pause to seriously consider the real intentions of our law makers regarding the promoting of public safety and preserving individual freedoms. The only problem with this book is that the very people who need to read it, the anti-gun forces and our elected representatives, probably won't as LaPierre is too easily written off as a hack for the NRA. I assure you, this book is well written, logical and is well researched. If you have the slightest feeling our government is not adequately concerned with the rights of citizens, at least give Guns, Crime and Freedom a glance. This book is the basis for the gun rights position of the John Birch For Congress committee (no...not that John Birch! This is a different guy, same name is all.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thomas Payne Would Be Proud
Comment: 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!
Rating: 4
Summary: Facts on Gun Control
Comment: This 1994 book explores the controversy of "gun control" (really Gun Prohibition) by presenting facts to use against the arguments made for gun control. Does the spiraling crime rate result from private gun ownership? The reality is that areas with the least private gun ownership have the most crime and murders (Washington DC, New York city, Detroit Mich). The corporate controlled media simply lie, or tell half-truths, to promote the interests of the economic aristocrats who own them. You can read other books on this subject, like William Weir's "A Well-Regulated Militia: the Battle Over Gun Control".
Chapter 2 says that gun ownership would be mandatory if the right to keep and bear arms was interpreted like the other amendments (p.12). In fact, that was the law in 18th and 19th century America. You either showed up with your gun for the monthly militia muster, or paid a fine. Could an armed populace defeat a tyranny? It happened in 1781 America, and in Afghanistan, Vietnam, Indochina, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Algeria, Angola, Ireland, Israel, Mozambique, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe (p.20). Read your newspaper for current events. An armed people could not prevent an invasion but would give the invaders holy hell. Chapter 3 mentions that the use of guns is a common and effective deterrent to crime, but rarely reported in the corporate media (its not fit to print?). Chapter 4 explains why concealed firearms will protect the public. Florida's 1987 "right to carry" law was followed by a lowered crime rate. Chapter 5 tells why a "waiting period" didn't work in California, or anyplace else (p.42)!
Chapter 6 explains the "bait and switch" tactics used by the corporate media to attack people's rights just because guns started to used plastic in place of wood (automobiles, another deadly weapon, did this ages ago). Chapter 7 compares guns to vehicles. Everyone with a driver's license could buy one, and schools would teach their use. Every town would have one or more stores! Chapter 8 is on "Guns for Cash": this program has not lowered the number of murders anywhere its been tried. Chapter 9 tells of political chicanery by the Governor of Colorado after gang warfare broke out (pp.75-76). More children die from accidental drownings, bicycles, skate boards, automobiles, or medications than from shootings (p.81).
Chapter 10 explains why the hidden agenda of the "Brady Bill" is to disarm the people through registration, licensing, gun bans, and taxes. "Gun Control" groups will tell any lie to fool the voters. Registration leads to confiscation (pp.92-93). Chapter 11 tells of the growing realization by more people to defend their civil rights. Pages 100-101 tell of the ABA's policy dispute with the NRA. Gerry Spence says the ABA speaks for corporate interests, not the people. Chapter 12 gives examples on how dangerous convicts are released to terrorize the people. Isn't this a new way to oppress and distract the people? When people are in fear they can't realize how their government manipulates them. Does this result in a lower voter turnout?
This book is worth reading, even if you don't agree with all of it. My complaint about this book is its echo of the solution of the Gun Prohibitionists: pass more laws to create a better society. What is really needed is "good jobs at good wages"; prosperous people rarely commit violent crimes. That and stable neighborhoods (as in small towns).
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Title: Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism by Wayne LaPierre ISBN: 0785262210 Publisher: WND Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Shooting Straight: Telling the Truth About Guns in America by Wayne Lapierre, James Jay Baker, Charlton Heston ISBN: 0895261235 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws by John R. Lott Jr. ISBN: 0226493644 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong by John R., Jr. Lott ISBN: 0895261146 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: God, Guns & Rock'N'Roll by Ted Nugent ISBN: 0895261731 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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