Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 23:36:18 -0800 From: slagle@sgi500.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Mark Slagle) To: chan@shell.portal.com Cc: ca-firearms@shell.portal.com Subject: Re: Do Anti's have lists like us > BTW, I just bought a copy of Guns, Crime and Freedom by Wayne > LaPierre. It has just made the -->New York Times<-- bestseller > list. Buying it is somewhat like a vote in that it makes the > liberal media acknowledge that the "great unwashed public" out > there doesn't quite share their ideas. If anyone is having any trouble locating this book, it can be ordered directly from Regnery Publishing. I've had good experience with them in the past, and they continue to send me a copy of their updated catalog periodically. The new Fall edition with LaPierre's book came out a short while ago. They always have quite an interesting, and always controversial, list of titles. And they're still pumping out copies of W.F. Buckley's _God and Man at Yale_ even after all these years. Here's what they say in the catalog about _Guns, Crime, and Freedom_: _Guns, Crime, and Freedom_ objectively establishes why responsible Americans have the right to 'keep and bear arms,' and why that right -- contrary to what the media reports nightly on the news -- does not affect America's crime rate. Author and NRA Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre addresses every point of contention concerning the original intent of the 2nd amendment and its modern implications. With the precision necessary in a debate so heated, he explains why the freedom guaranteed to each citizen in our Constitution is called into question when legislation is proposed to ban guns and to impose waiting periods and limitations on gun purchases. LaPierre addresses the issues most important to the NRA's 3.8 million members by effectively debunking the myth that private gun ownership contributes to the high crime rates in America. By providing rational responses to outrageous claims put forth by the media and anti-gun groups, _Guns, Crime, and Freedom_ serves as an indispensable guide for all Americans struggling to protect their Constitutional rights. (Wayne LaPierre has been with the National Rifle Association since 1978, when he joined the staff as a lobbyist. In 1991, he accepted his current position and also became the NRA's chief national spokesman. Under his leadership the NRA has achieved the most dramatic growth in membership since it was founded in 1871.) Individuals can place orders with Regnery by writing them at: Regnery Publishing, Inc. 422 First Street, SE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20003 202-546-5005 (voice) 202-546-8759 (fax) or by calling the National Book Network (VISA and MasterCard) at: 800-462-6420 or 301-459-8696 =Mark, a satisfied customer ---- "Ausgesetzt auf den Bergen des Herzens..." ---- Mark E. Slagle PO Box 61059 slagle@lmsc.lockheed.com Sunnyvale, CA 94088 408-742-4115 <--- *** Note new number *** USA __ Reply-To: c-news@world.std.com Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:26:45 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Whitten Subject: Laissez Faire Book News: GUNS, CRIME, AND FREEDOM Most emotionally compelling case for gun rights: An American brutally mugged every 29 seconds GUNS, CRIME, AND FREEDOM by Wayne LaPierre foreword by Tom Clancy [Regnery Publishing] (reviewed by Jim Powell) This is the most compulsively readable case for gun rights I have encountered in a very long time. LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, marshalls unforgettable stories and dramatic facts to tell an emotionally compelling story: the saga of the Second Amendment, the ability of an armed populace to resist tyranny, how gun rights enables people to stop crime, an international perspective on crime and gun control, the insidious crusade to undermine gun rights, today's crime explosion, the collapse of the government "justice" system, the scandal of "juvenile justice," cushy prisons, chronic abuses by the notorious Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the deterrent effect of capital punishment, an agenda for restoring gun rights and getting tough on crime. While LaPierre provides an unusually well-developed exposition, it's the stories and facts that jump out at you. Perhaps the best way I can show you the value of this book is to share a few highlights: "In 1994, one American will lose his or her life to violent crime every 21 minutes. One woman will be raped every 5 minutes. One of our citizens will be robbed every 46 seconds, assaulted every 29 seconds, or have his or her home invaded by a burglar every 5 seconds." * * * "In 1992, almost half of all murder victims were African- Americans; in fact blacks are 50 percent more likely than others to be victimized by a violent crime. Someone earning less than $7,500 a year is three times as likely to suffer from a violent crime as someone earning more than $50,000. The poorest families are twice as likely to suffer a burglary." * * * "The criminals in prison in the year 1986 alone had killed nearly 50 percent more Americans than died in the Vietnam War." * * * "Adjusted for inflation, the cost per prisoner is 179 percent higher today than it was in 1960. Prisoners' living standards have grown 40% faster than median income over the past thirty years." * * * Prisons often provide criminals with amenities beyond the means of peaceable citizens, like: "exercise rooms that rival health spas... law libraries... day rooms with TV sets, VCRs, video movies, and pool tables... unlimited free phone calls... holiday feasts." * * * The National Institute of Justice spent 3 years surveying 1,800 prisoners and reported: "81 percent agreed that the 'smart criminal' will attempt to find out if a potential victim is armed... 74 percent felt that burglars avoided occupied dwellings for fear of being shot... 57 percent felt that the typical criminal feared being shot by citizens more than he feared being shot by police... 69 percent of 'handgun predators' personally knew other criminals who were scared off or shot at by armed victims." * * * "Drowning accidents, bicycle accidents, skate board accidents, automobile accidents, poisoning from drug (medication) accidents, and so on, result in far more deaths than firearms accidents." * * * "Assault weapon is nothing more than a contrived term that now applies to all semi-automatic firearms. Their distinguishing feature is that after firing a single shot by one pull of the trigger, a mechanism reloads another cartridge." * * * In one major study: "eighteen thousand [gun] permit holders were tracked. Three involved gun-related crimes and ten involved instances where license holders successfully used their guns to fend off criminal attackers. There was not one single case in which a license holder had his gun taken away by a criminal, shot someone by accident, or was killed defending himself or herself." * * * "The twentieth century provides no example of a determined populace with access to small arms having been defeated by a modern army. The Russians lost in Afghanistan, the United States lost in Vietnam, and the French lost in Indo-China. In each case, it was the poorly armed populace that beat the 'modern' army. In China, Cuba, and Nicaragua, the established leaders, Chiang Kai- shek, Battista, and Somoza lost. Modern nations like Algeria, Angola, Ireland, Israel, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe only exist because guerrilla warfare can triumph over modern armies. While we may not approve of all the resulting governments, each of these triumphs tells a simple truth: a determined people who have the means to maintain prolonged war against a modern army can battle it to a standstill..." If you buy only one book on gun rights to help you be more persuasive with friends, neighbors and others, this is it. "A definitive manual for taking part in the political debate, and preserving your right to keep and bear arms." --Tom Clancy Book No. PO6223 (hardcover) 263p. $22.95 LAISSEZ FAIRE PRICE ONLY $19.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please send this review to anyone who you think might be interested ------------------------------------------------------------------- *Guns, Crime, and Freedom* can be ordered from Laissez Faire. 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