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Title: The Truth About Handguns: Exploding the Myths, Hype and Misinformation by Duane Thomas, Duane Thomas ISBN: 0-87364-953-2 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: This Book is a Badly Needed Reality Check.
Comment: This book is a 300lb counter-balance to gun magazine fluff. Mr. Thomas does a nice, rather entertaining job of bursting our collective bubble on the effectiveness of handgun cartridges. He lets us know that many different types of handguns may indeed be suitable for self-defense though are favorites certainly aren't perfect. And, that handguns just aren't very effective at stopping a determined attacker. I wish more people in the gun community had the more realistic perspective offered by this book. -- An intelligent and entertaining read.

If you are looking for another reality check, consider Guns Save Lives by Roger Waters.

Rating: 5
Summary: Very enjoyable
Comment: Mr. Thomas' book would make a great introduction for someone interested in buying a first handgun. If he had only written it about ten years earlier, I could have saved quite a bit of money and avoided some purchasing mistakes. In addition, his chapter on Alvin York's courageous actions during World War One are a must read.

Rating: 3
Summary: An opinion from an expert
Comment: This books is totally frank and to the point, which is refreshing. You'll learn a few things you won't learn in gun magazines. Being somewhat well read on the subject, though, I found only about 2/3's of the book informative. If you are totally new to handguns, this book is a great investment. It will give you some inside dope of how to interpret a lot of hype in the gun business, and there's a lot of it, just like in any other industry.

Thanks, Duane, for the pointers. I've already used some of them just one day after reading your book.

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