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Armed and Female: Twelve Million American Women Own Guns. Should You? Hardcover – May 2, 1989

by Paxton Quigley (Author)
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  1. Print length
    237 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dutton
  4. Publication date
    May 2, 1989
  5. Dimensions
    1 x 1 x 1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0525247424
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0525247425
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Quigley, formerly an anti-gun lobbyist, explains in this disturbing, controversial book why she has undergone a complete change of mind. Her rationale: law enforcement officials cannot protect citizens from crime, hence a woman's best defense against sexual and other physical assault is a gun. Relating her own and others' experiences as victims of crime, the Los Angeles-based author argues that Mace and karate are ineffective protection, discusses the ethics of using weapons, how children can be kept safe from guns owned in the home, which gun to buy and the gun laws of each state. Her interviews here with rapists and victims reinforce her argument--and may convince additional numbers of women to acquire weapons. Major ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Quigley, once a staff member of the National Committee for Handgun Control, the first anti-gun political action committee, made a radical change to advocate the arming of American women, which she sees as the last frontier for women to cross on the road to equality. Although she doesn't cite the origin of her statistic, she claims that 12 million women--or one out of eight--own guns. Herself a graduate of many practical-shooting schools throughout the country, Quigley thoroughly covers such aspects of gun ownership as the pros and cons of lethal force, choosing the proper weapon, and becoming proficient in its use through training. Other aspects peripheral to her topic, covering politics, ethics, and gun-control laws, are adequate but not uniformly strong. Recommended for public library collections where interest warrants.
- Christy Zlatos, Auburn Univ. Libs., Ala.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton; First Edition (May 2, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 237 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525247424
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525247425
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches
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Paxton Quigley is the author of the best-selling book series, "Armed & Female." She briefly was a bodyguard to well-known public figures & also taught 7,000 women how to shoot a handgun for self-defense. She received her training at the top U.S. schools including Executive Security International, Lethal Force Institute & Gunsite Academy.

Tom Brokaw on "NBC Nightly News" called her “guru” to millions of women. Morley Safer on "60 Minutes" saw her as “the great persuader.” Oprah Winfrey described her as “an expert on women, on home intrusions and rape.”

No stranger to the media, Paxton Quigley has appeared on more than 300 TV and radio shows in the U.S, including "Oprah" (twice), "Sixty Minutes," "The Today Show," Good Morning America," "The Larry King Show," "Bill Maher," "Regis & Kathy Lee Show," 'NBC Nightly News" (twice), "CBS Evening News,” “Fox & Friends, "Charlie Rose," “NPR: All Things Considered," "Entertainment Tonight," "Extra (six times)," "Access Hollywood," "Court TV," "The Sean Hannity Show," "The Howard Stern Show," "The O’Reilly Factor," & "Hardball With Chris Matthews." She was profiled on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal & Investors Business Daily, People, Glamour, Marie Claire, Time, Harper's Bazaar, Ladies Home Journal, etc.

Paxton Quigley hosts a radio show called "Cannabis Healing With Paxton Quigley," The program has 297 outlets, including terrestrial radio, cable radio, iTunes, iHeart Radio, Aha Radio, Roku & others, with a listening audience of 250,000 listeners in California alone & four million on the West Coast, cumulatively on any given Sunday. The national reach for "Cannabis Healing With Paxton Quigley" is estimated at 7 million listeners cumulatively on any given Sunday, with audio streaming daily (Mon-Sun), giving "Cannabis Healing" a total of 76 weekly airings on mobile app or via website.

Paxton Quigley was an Executive at Playboy Enterprises, Inc. & reported to Hugh M. Hefner & Christie Hefner. She is a graduate of Northwestern University in Communications & received her Masters Degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago.

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