Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism (Hardcover)

~ Wayne LaPierre (Author) "To most Americans, the horrific September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were more than just senseless mass murder..." (more)
Key Phrases: arming pilots, ballistic imaging, armed pilots, Second Amendment, United States, Brady Campaign (more...)

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Product Description

Gun control has long been a hot topic in the United States, and the controversy has only heightened since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Now, with a growing focus on homeland security, more and more Americans are asserting their Second Amendment right to bear arms.

In Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre provides a fact-filled volume and tackles a number of subjects surrounding gun rights, including: arming airline pilots, animal rights extremism, media bias, gun show prohibition, self-defense, and others. His convincing arguments will cause even the most adamant gun control supporter to consider the values our forefathers fought to protect: liberty, democracy, and justice.

About the Author

Wayne LaPierre is the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America and a respected authority for gun rights and the preservation of the Second Amendment. He is the bestselling author of Guns, Crime, and Freedom; Standing Guard; and Shooting Straight. LaPierre is a frequent guest on many of today’s top news programs, including Fox News’s Hannity & Colmes, CNN’s Inside Politics, CNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, NBC’s Meet the Press, and CBS’s Face the Nation.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: WND Books (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785262210
• ISBN-13: 978-0785262213
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #841,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LaPierre's Best Effort Yet, May 9, 2003

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Wayne LaPierre has never been more on the mark or insightful in Guns, Freedom and Terrorism, and he doesn't bog us down with a 300 page pro-gun sermon like a lot of the books in the same field. The writing is sharp, to the point, and fresh (this book's not a sequel to Guns, Crime, and Freedom, by the way) and it's structured very well. Other Second Amendment writers lose a lot of their steam by pouring on too much of the their own hype. It gets boring. But LaPeirre, in each chapter, hits each nail on the head, then moves right on to the next point. Another thing that sets this book apart is the way it reveals how politics and the media are very stealthily trying to make us think that what the Founding Fathers wrote in the Second Amendment doesn't apply anymore. LaPierre's answer makes these politicians and media magnates look ridiculous in what they want us to believe. This book made me think a lot about our Constitutional right to bears arms, what that means today, and what it may or may not mean in the future.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the truth is told about guns., June 3, 2003

By	Tim Hanson (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

Wayne LaPierre gives convincing arguments against the falacies of the gun control doctrine, and backs it up with highly credible references. I recommend this book for anybody sitting on the fence over the gun control issue. Climb down, read the book, and discover your rights as a United States citizen.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A single up-to-date compilation of facts and logic, January 19, 2005

By	John H. Henderson (Las Cruces, NM, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wayne LaPierre is eminently qualified to logically and clearly present the irrefutable facts exposing the total ineffectiveness and grave danger of gun control. There may be other recent books as good as this one, but I haven't seen them yet. GUNS, FREEDOM AND TERRORISM is a single source of the most recent truth and data about the effects of gun control and incidents surrounding it. Most of the relevant data is boiled down here and presented in an easily-understood manner.

It is important that a book on gun control be regularly updated with the latest data. This book does that, discussing terrorism, the war in Iraq, the latest results of right-to-carry laws, Michael Bellesiles, arming pilots, the dismal failure of gun confiscation in Australia and the United Kingdon, and the problems of ballistic "fingerprinting."

Although the title might lead on to believe that this book is mostly about terrorism, terrorism is the main topic for only two or three chapters. A logical person might wonder how those who fear an armed citizenry could twist the terrorist attacks of 9/11 to promote anything but the further need of Americans to be able to defend themselves and their country. But they do, in their usual illogical manner. LaPierre discusses how the Brady bunch, et. al., believe that well-funded international terrorists are arming themselves at local gun shows, and points out the absurdity of their claims.

I have few and minor criticisms of this book. At first, reading the book from cover to cover, I often thought, "He's repeating that from a previous chapter." I then realized that the intent was probably to make each chapter stand alone. One can use this book as reference, looking up a particular topic, and just read the chapter on that topic. (Although I'd recommend reading the whole thing.) So this initially-perceived fault becomes an advantage. On some topics, I believe that Mr. LaPierre fails to define some terms that are known to someone who is familiar with the topic of gun control, but probably not to someone who is using this book to research the topic for the first time. One example is the "gun show loophole." I know what it is, but felt that he didn't define it well for the less knowledgable reader. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that these terms created by the freedom opponents are purposely designed to obfuscate what the term is describing. A person capable of critical thought would not consider the "gun show loophole" a loophole at all.

I also felt that the chapter on the Second Amendment quoted more of the founding fathers. Their intent was made very clear in the records from their time.

One can read books like Lott's MORE GUNS, LESS CRIME with all of the statistical gory details. This engineering Ph.D. with a math minor gets bogged down in reading it. Or you can read GUNS, FREEDOM AND TERRORISM and have all the results from Lott, Kleck, DOJ, etc. boiled down in one place.

I strongly believe that EVERY American should be familiar with the Second Amendment, its purpose, and what the intent of the founding fathers was. If all people realized the consequences of losing this freedom, they would all fight tooth and nail against the forces that wish to steal their freedoms. This is an excellent, coherent, easily-read book that would provide this basis.