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Stalked And Defenseless: How Gun Control Helped My Stalker Murder My Husband in Front of Me Paperback – November 18, 2019

by Nikki Goeser (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 99 ratings
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For Nikki Goeser it was a day like any other ... with one exception. Her husband, Ben, had only 16 hours to live. On that fateful day in Tennessee, the man she loved would be murdered by a demented and evil coward who was stalking her. In compliance with state law, Nikki had left her legal firearm locked in the car. With the help of legislatively created pistol free zones, one evil man gunned down Nikki’s husband as she was forced to look on, alone, defenseless and disarmed by an ill-conceived law designed to protect her. Read this inspiring story of courage through remorse, as one woman struggles to seek justice for the man she loves. Follow Nikki Goeser as she fights to ensure that others are never held victim to the same terrible fate.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (November 18, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1709192208
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1709192203
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches
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This book is a MUST READ about stalkers, the judicial system and gun free zones!
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This book is a MUST READ about stalkers, the judicial system and gun free zones!
This book is a MUST READ! It’s captivating with a ton of factual information about Nikki’s tragic story, as well as statistics on how important it is to be armed and able to defend yourself at all times! Gun Free Zones are Easy Targets for Killers!
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Nancy Carlton
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pro gun book filled with pro gun facts.
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019
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Excellent story of how a gun free place denied Nikki a chance to protect her husband from a killer stalker. The book is filled with pro gun facts the anti gun people don't want you to know. It also details how the justice system is sometimes not sympathetic to someone who believes in the 2nd Amendment as a right to self defense. I could not put the book down and read it in one afternoon.
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I accidentally reviewed another book so hopefully this is the one they choose to print. This book is about a woman who had to defend herself against a criminal. It was helpful to see how it is important that there are multiple layers of protection people can rely upon so when one fails, that isn't the end of the story or a life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a MUST READ about stalkers, the judicial system and gun free zones!
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This book is a MUST READ! It’s captivating with a ton of factual information about Nikki’s tragic story, as well as statistics on how important it is to be armed and able to defend yourself at all times! Gun Free Zones are Easy Targets for Killers!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a MUST READ about stalkers, the judicial system and gun free zones!
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This book is a MUST READ! It’s captivating with a ton of factual information about Nikki’s tragic story, as well as statistics on how important it is to be armed and able to defend yourself at all times! Gun Free Zones are Easy Targets for Killers!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2020
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Very well written. The ideas and arguments come from personal experience instead of personal bias. I wish all anti-gun advocates would read a book like this. Criminals don’t follow laws and can’t be forced to. Look up the definition of “criminal.”
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4.0 out of 5 stars Scary Truth
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
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Nikki describes the horrible night that has effected her ever since. Most of it is facts of the case that are pretty clear, and the rest is about how bad the judicial system has become. She goes over some facts, but they are facts manipulated to her point of view or just plain old. I don't fault the reasoning, but I do fault the execution. Important book to read anyway.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gun control kills, one person's account
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019
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The author bravely recounts how gun control killed her husband, how she has dealt with the tragedy, and how she has campaigned to try to change the laws that led to his death. It is a poignant and inspiring read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
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This non-fiction book is absolutely a cautionary tale. Through the author's pain, we see why it is imperative that the 2nd Amendment be kept and honored. Those who disagree and want guns confiscated need to read this book, and revisit their history because they are aligning themselves with despots (such as Hitler, who confiscated the guns from the Jews before sending them to their deaths).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Nikki Goeser, respectfully
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020
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Very touching story. Every human should read this ! And follow up with legal firearms training ! Thank Nikki , for sharing your story.
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Mr. Abus
5.0 out of 5 stars Werden Politiker jemals lernen, wie Waffengesetze funktionieren? (English translation see below)
Reviewed in Germany on March 19, 2021
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Für Frau Goeser war es sicher nicht einfach, dieses Buch zu schreiben, denn dazu musste sie ihr ganzes Trauma erneut aufarbeiten.
Suzanna Hupp und Andrew Pollack haben beide ein Vorwort geschrieben. Beide haben auf ähnliche Weise nahe Angehörige verloren, und beide haben ihr Trauma ebenfalls in einem Buch verarbeitet.

In den ersten drei Kapiteln beschreibt Goeser, wie es zur Ermordung ihres Ehemanns kam und was unmittelbar danach passierte. Das ist harte Lektüre. Ben und Nikki Goeser waren zu diesem Zeitpunkt gerade einmal 16 Monate verheiratet und sie waren echte Turteltauben. Die Tat ereignete sich in einer Karaoke-Bar in Nashville, Tennessee. Als der Mörder, der Nikki schon seit längerem stalkte, auftauchte, wusste Nikki instinktiv, dass großes Unheil drohte. Sie dachte an ihren Revolver, den sie im Auto gelassen hatte, weil es in Tennessee damals verboten war, in einem Restaurant eine Waffe zu tragen. Für den Revolver hatte sie einen Waffenschein und sie trainierte regelmäßig auf dem Schießstand. Als das Drama seinen Lauf nahm und der Mörder seine .45er zog, konnte Nikki nichts machen. Alles spielte sich direkt vor ihren Augen ab. „Ob ich Ben hätte retten können, kann ich nicht sagen, denn Tennessee nahm mir diese Chance“, sagte sie später.

Bens Mörder hatte natürlich keinen Waffenschein und er hielt sich natürlich nicht an das Gesetz, das das Tragen von Waffen in Restaurants untersagte.

Es ist wirklich völlig unfassbar, dass die politischen Entscheidungsträger bis heute nicht begreifen, wie Waffengesetze wirken. Strenge Waffengesetze treffen immer die rechtschaffenen Bürger, weil diese sich daran halten. Sie haben gegen Kriminelle wenig oder gar keine Wirkung, da es zum Wesen von Kriminellen gehört, Gesetze nicht zu beachten. Warum sollten Kriminelle gerade das Waffengesetz beachten? Das ist so simpel und doch offenbar so schwer zu verstehen. Goeser weist zu Recht in ihrem Buch immer wieder auf diese Binsenweisheit hin.

Goeser hat nach dem schrecklichen Ereignis angefangen, diese Problematik in die Öffentlichkeit zu tragen, um anderen Menschen eine ähnliche Tragödie zu ersparen. Das erfordert auch in den USA Mut, denn man wird auch dort sofort von links angefeindet, wenn man sich für das Recht auf Selbstverteidigung mit einer Schusswaffe einsetzt. Goeser wurde auch von deutschen Medien interviewt. Goeser sagt, dass in jeder Frage, die ihr der deutsche Interviewer stellte, die Missbilligung des privaten Waffenbesitzes zu fühlen war. Sie konnte das nicht verstehen, denn in den USA ist bekannt, was deutsche Medien in Deutschland seit Jahrzehnten konsequent verschweigen: Das deutsche Waffengesetz wurde von den Nationalsozialisten von 1933 bis 1938 dazu benutzt, um Juden und politische Gegner konsequent zu entwaffnen. Erst nach der Entwaffnung erfolgten Deportation und Ermordung.

Das Buch ist zu großen Teilen sehr emotional, was aber völlig in Ordnung geht, denn es ist die Aufarbeitung einer persönlichen Tragödie. Hier und da werden auch interessante Fakten und Zahlen aus der amerikanischen Waffendebatte genannt, aber leider immer ohne genaue Angabe der Quelle. Das ist schade.

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Stalked And Defenseless ist ein sehr lesenswertes Buch, das (erneut) in aller Deutlichkeit zeigt, wohin strenge Waffengesetze seit jeher führten und bis heute führen: zur Entwaffnung der Unschuldigen und Rechtschaffenen und in letzter Konsequenz zu ihrer Ermordung.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Will politicians ever learn how gun laws work?

It was certainly not easy for Ms. Goeser to write this book, because it required her to confront all of her trauma all over again.
Suzanna Hupp and Andrew Pollack both wrote a foreword. Both have lost close loved ones in similar ways, and both have also processed their trauma in a book.

In the first three chapters, Goeser describes how her husband's murder occurred and what happened immediately afterward. It's tough reading. Ben and Nikki Goeser had been married just 16 months at the time, and they were real lovebirds. The crime occurred at a karaoke bar in Nashville, Tennessee. When the killer, who had been stalking Nikki for some time, showed up, Nikki instinctively knew that great harm was imminent. She thought of her revolver, which she had left in the car because it was illegal to carry a gun in a restaurant in Tennessee at the time. She had a gun permit for the revolver, and she practiced regularly at the range. As the drama unfolded and the killer drew his .45, there was nothing Nikki could do. It was all happening right in front of her. "Whether I could have saved Ben, I can't say, because Tennessee took that chance away from me," she said later.

Ben's killer, of course, didn't have a gun license, and he, of course, didn't abide by the law that prohibited carrying guns in restaurants.

It really is utterly inconceivable that policymakers to this day do not understand how gun laws work. Strict gun laws always affect law-abiding citizens because they abide by them. They have little or no effect against criminals because it is part of the nature of criminals to disobey laws. Why should criminals obey gun laws in particular? It is so simple and yet apparently so difficult to understand. Goeser rightly points out this truism again and again in her book.

Goeser began bringing this issue to the public's attention after the horrific event in order to spare other people a similar tragedy. That takes courage in the U.S., too, because there, too, you are immediately attacked from the left if you stand up for the right to defend yourself with a firearm. Goeser has also been interviewed by German media. Goeser says that in every question the German interviewer asked her, she could feel the disapproval of private gun ownership. She could not understand this because it is well known in the U.S. what German media in Germany has consistently concealed for decades: The German gun law of 1928 was used by the national socialists (the Nazis) from 1933 to 1938 to consistently disarm Jews and political opponents. Only after disarmament did deportation and murder take place.

Much of the book is very emotional, but that is perfectly okay, because it is a coming to terms with a personal tragedy. Here and there, interesting facts and figures from the American gun debate are also mentioned, but unfortunately always without precise indication of the source. That is a pity.

Conclusion
Stalked And Defenseless is a very readable book that shows (again) in all clarity where strict gun laws have always led and still lead today: to the disarmament of the innocent and righteous and in the last consequence to their murder.
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