Keeping Your Family Safe: The Responsibilities of Firearm Ownership [Paperback]

Timothy Wheeler MD (Author), E. John Wipfler MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 2009

This book by two practicing physicians and supporters of Keeping Your Family Safe by practicing the responsibilities of firearms ownership start the facts about firearms, how to use their book and continued with concise detailed information about firearms and their mechanics. They discuss firearms safety rules, storage options and firearms training. They present the ethics and laws of self-defense. There is detailed practical information concerning the tactics for self-defense. Also included is a comprehensive chapter on first aid for gun shot wounds and other trauma with a suggested first aid kit for injuries that occur in the home. Their book concludes with a bibliography for Learning Safety for Life. Their information is highlighted by 39 strategically relevant photos throughout the book.

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About the Author

Timothy W. Wheeler, MD is the director of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO), a Project of the Claremont Instituteand a surgeon practicing in Ontario, California. E. John Wipfler, III, MD, FACEP is a board-certified academic emergency physician and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine and sworn Sheriff's Physician.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Merril Press; 1 edition (December 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936783567
• ISBN-13: 978-0936783567
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,238,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Current Events > Gun Control

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book for safety, December 17, 2009

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Michelle L. Mcdonough - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping Your Family Safe: The Responsibilities of Firearm Ownership (Paperback)

This book is excellent... it really helped me in deciding how to properly store the guns in our house...and talks about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping it loaded for self defense. It provides a lot of information that I can use now, and also teaches my children. The chapter on emergency first aid is awesome...gives a detailed list of exactly what modern combat gauze dressings and tourniquets to buy, and where to buy them. I also learned a cool fact...what is the number one sign that you are about to attacked by a criminal?

Definitely buy this book..the authors are experienced and know what they are talking about. One author is a triple trained expert...a emergency physician, soldier, and law enforecement officer...who has been involved in over 100 SWAT callouts. And he is qualified EXPERT in all the major gun types. I'm very happy I bought this...very useful.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!!, December 16, 2009

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This is one of the best books I've read about self defense and personal safety. The book covers a 9-step process that teaches about firearms, how and where to get the proper firearm training, and what the key parts of that training consists of to become a good shot. Most importantly it taught me the basics of gun safety and self-defense.

The First Aid chapter is excellent... it has a list of detailed medical supplies to make a home first aid kit in case a family member is hurt. I found the Children and Firearms chapter very helpful and so very important.

This book is especially interesting and different because it was authored by two medical doctors. You can tell the authors are experts not only in their medical professions, but also with guns. One author is an emergency doctor who works at a level One trauma center, is a University of Illinois College of Medicine Associate Professor, and has been a law enforcement officer for over 15 years and has also been a soldier for 14 years... I'd definitely trust what he has to say... especially since he has been involved in over 100 SWAT callouts. What they have written in the book makes PERFECT SENSE and I'm glad I bought it.

My nieces and nephews will now be safe when they come to visit... Thanks to this book, I now feel confident in how I store my gun.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guide to Guns and Security by 2 MD's, January 28, 2010

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It is rare to find medical doctors in Boston who do not share the political bias against guns which is so prevalent in the Northeast. The authors of "Keeping Your Family Safe" are the outstanding exception. While at only 132 pages the book is concise, in its 11 chapters it covers the subject of firearm ownership in all aspects: practical, factual, political and life saving first aid. Chapter 7: Firearms Training includes contact information for the top firearms training schools in the country, run by professionals, offering courses for beginners as well as experts. Doctors Wheeler and Wipfler have done their homework extremely well: Chapter 11: Learning Safety for Life is dedicated to suggestions for further reading for those who want to know more on this important and often emotionally loaded subject. If the question comes up, "Should I buy this book?" the correct answer is "Yes, absolutely." Two further books, not currently listed but important are 1) Street Smarts, Firearms and Personal Security by Grover, and 2) Strong on Defense by Sanford Strong. This last book is currently out of print but well worth the effort needed to find a used copy.