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Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
Strong on Defense by Sanford Strong
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What to read next?
I've read
Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
Strong on Defense by Sanford Strong
What to read next?
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In the Gravest Extreme by Mas Ayoob, if you haven't yet.
“What is a moderate interpretation of [the Constitution]? Halfway between what it says and [...] what you want it to say?” —Justice Antonin Scalia
SIG: P220R SS Elite SAO, P220R SAO, P220R Carry, P226R Navy, P226, P239/.40S&W, P2022/.40S&W; GSR 5", P6.
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"Enemies Foreign and Domestic" by Matthew Bracken
...and the follow on book (I can't remember if it is Foreign or Domestic enemies, currently on loan to a friend)
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They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
Previously known as "cjm5874"
The Bible
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse or Rapture....whichever comes first.
Verbal Judo
Learn how to defuse situations instead of pouring fuel on the fire.
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I'm halfway through The Kite Runner. A good and well written story. I also saw the movie.
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The books in my signature ... esp the first one.
After that--
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Old Testament....Shooting to Live 1942
http://www.gutterfighting.org/files/...ng_to_live.pdf
Newer Testament... Kill or Get Killed 1976/1987
http://www.gutterfighting.org/files/...Get_Killed.pdf
The Civil War (all three volumes) by Shelby Foote.
NRA Life Member
"But if they don't exist, how can a man see them?"
"You may think I'm pompous, but actually I'm pedantic... let me explain the difference."
"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."
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+1Originally Posted by kazzaerexys
Also check out "The Concealed Hangun Manual" by Chris Bird.
The Concealed Handgun Manual by Chris Bird (2008) - eBay (item 230234612866 end time Jun-19-08 20:38:19 PDT)
"An armed society is a polite society"
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On Killing and On Combat, by Lt Col Dave Grossman. I am about halfway through the first one (On Killing). Very interesting how much psychological stuff goes on with killing. It makes me want to live my life without having to take a life even more. But in order to live, hopefully I'd kill in a second. Can't tell until then.
+1 for The Concealed Hangun Manual by Chris Bird.
Gun control can be blamed in part for allowing 9/11 to happen.
"Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum" (Latin)- "If you want peace, prepare for war".
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"Unintended Consequences" by John Ross
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
http://miscmusings.townhall.com/
Who is John Galt?
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Ditto! That one should be required for gun owners, IMO.
A couple of other "must reads" are Principles of Personal Defense by Col. Jeff Cooper, and Surgical Speed Shooting by Andy Stanford.
"Being a predator isn't always comfortable but the only other option is to be prey. That is not an acceptable option." ~Phil Messina
If you carry in Condition 3, you have two empty chambers. One in the weapon...the other between your ears.
Matt K.
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What you have already selected are all great reads. There are many more available to chose from... so enjoy. You may also want to consider another self preservation book that will give you a lot of insight:
B-Basic
I -Instruction
B-Before
L-Leaving
E-Earth
"Eternity is Too Long to be Wrong"
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Member TSRA, USCCA, TCHA
Christian, Heterosexual, Pro-2A, Pro-Life, Conservative, Common Sense American
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+1 to militarypower. I have ready On Killing and I am working my way through On Combat. I got to meet the Author a few months ago and speak with him for a short amount of time, because I went to his "Bullet Proof Mind" class. I found Grossman to be extremely for real and a very caring, Christian man. This man has my respect, and he has greatly influenced my thinking and Mindset.
P.S. I read through and own "Verbal Judo." I have to admit that I was disappointed by the book. I didn't think that it was very good. Just my opinion, it might have done a lot for somebody. I would like my verbal judo to be so good that when I talk, the guy starts choking and is lifted off the ground, like when Darth Vader speaks.
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From a training perspective, given the one's you listed, I think you'd get good stuff from Sharpening the Warrior's Edge (B. Siddle) and On Combat (Grossman).
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