America Fights Back: Armed Self-defense in a Violent Age,   ISBN:9780936783505

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I wish to write a favorable review of "America Fights Back: Armed Self Defense in a Violent Age" in spite of and because some who purchased this text found fault with the works technical and structural language. I find absolutely no fault with the depth of information and statistics that each Mr Gottlieb and Mr Workman provide the average reader. My impression of this book with reference to its design is that it is more content based rather than an elegant and scholarly piece that all 2nd Amendment supporters can refer to as "the Bible" on gun laws and firearm usage - but it very well one day MAY become just that.
"America Fights Back:" is a straightforward well written segment of this writing teams on-going research. The content is presented straightforwardly, in an unbiased fashion, and the authors present statistical data, true to life situations and law in a clear light - the type of light which especially provides material for Pro-2nd Amendment scholars, Middle-Americans, hunters and even lawmen/women to counter the negative onslaught of anti-gun propaganda plaguing our nation for so long. Every sound piece of research has to begin somewhere and it is my belief, based upon my having read several pieces authored by these two gentlemen, that their beautifully edited, skillfully crafted and phrased next publication will satisfy even those most stringent critics who obsess over structure rather than content -- or the 2nd Amendment as it is written in our Bill of Rights itself. The two men Gottlieb and Workman are not trying to influence the reader of anything with their books - the data that they include provide the reader with a breath of fresh air and several rational and logical opposing but extremely sensible flip-side of the gun debate coin making the job of deciding for ones self much, much easier. I will end with saying that anyone else who can write a better book will have to use the same data anyway -- so I look for copycat texts in the future. Until then, I will continue reading the works that these two devoted and fact intensive authors produce. I like this work "America Fights Back: Armed Self Defense in a Violent Age" due to language use that is easy to read and understand while also being geared for several age groups. Relax, pull up a chair and enjoy it -- it is well worth the read.

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I bought this book as a gift for my husband, he enjoyed it. I have not personally read it.

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If you like the "Armed Citizen" column in the NRA's "American Rifleman" magazine this is right up your alley. It details accounts of armed "good guys" responding to "bad guys" in various scenarios.
If only we could get our legislators to read this (or similar books) we would likely get pro-gun self-defense laws passed more readily.
A good read!

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This is a very disappointing book for several reasons. First, the authors devote way too many pages to anecdotal stories about people who have defended themselves with guns. Naturally, anyone would expect some stories to add interest in a book about armed defense in America. But the first half of this book is nothing but one story after another. It does not take a genius to understand the concept that having a gun can save your life. Secondly, when the authors finally get around to discussing some of the ethical and legal issues surrounding gun ownership and self-defense they throw out only a few facts and then start back in with lengthy anecdotal stories. They spend very little time actually discussing the complexity of the issues. And they don't even mention how you can become a defendant in court after shooting an attacker. They tell several stories about people shooting at attackers who are already leaving the scene with no mention about how you could be prosecuted for shooting at someone who no longer poses a threat. They are far more interested in telling how another "scumbag" (a word they love to use to describe various criminals) is stopped or killed by someone owning a gun. There is absolutely no mention of what can happen to you after you have shot and/or killed an assailant. What little information the authors really do convey about issues pertaining to the right to carry arms and self-defense could have been easily written in a magazine piece. In fact, this book reads very much like a magazine article that was filled up with a bunch of stories to sell a book.

If you are interested in a book that discusses the case for armed self-defense and all the legal and ethical issues surrounding it, this is not the book to buy. A far better book is The Concealed Handgun Manual: How to Choose, Carry, and Shoot a Gun in Self Defense (Concealed Handgun Manual: How to Choose, Carry, & Shoot a Gun in Self Defense) by Chris Bird. It will tell you everything you need to know.

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If you believe in your 2nd Amendment Rights, buy this book. And then pass it around for others to read. You'll be very surprised what you learn. Its a MUST READ book!!