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| Armed Response: A Comprehensive Guide to Using Firearms for Self-Defense | 
 enlarge | Author: David S. Kenik
Creator: Massad F. Ayoob
Publisher: Merril Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 32018
Media: Paperback
Edition: Com
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0936783451
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.660284
EAN: 9780936783451
ASIN: 0936783451
Publication Date: May 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent book January 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this to be a great book on SD and what it all can be to the new and old users of guns for self defense. Covers both mental and hardware issues needed if you want to carry for self defense. If you are considering carrying or issues for home defense, you should have this book in your collection. Well worth the cost for all the info that can keep you safe along with informed.
A good book January 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall I was pleased with the content of the book. It would have been nice though, if the editors would have taken the time to do a thorough proofread of the book before going to press with it. There are many typo's and misspelled words, which tend to detract from the credibility of the content. It's pretty sloppy and unprofessional to publish a book with a bunch of typo's in it.
 EXCELLENT FOR NOVICE OR EXPERT January 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For 36 years I have instructed a wide variety of novices, experts and "so-called" experts. This book will take you from nothing - to all you really need to know (unless you are into "one-upsmanship" or trying to prove something about your masculinity or lack of it). For those (who are using this forum to display their resumes) if you are insecure then you will take your stack of books and your ego and look for anything that might have been left out. You might even list all the books you have, but the truth is, if you are really good at real-life situations, whether actual military combat, law enforcement or the usual combat games, ....all the book-learning in the world is no replacement. This book is well worth what you pay for it, and that's the point of these reviews, not better-than-thou cynicism from would be intellectuals.
 Very disappointing December 7, 2007
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought this book hoping for what the title said: a comprehensive guide to using firearms for self-defense. Unfortunately, the book title is seriously misleading. I can only remember not finishing about 10 books in my life, and I read at least four or five a month - but this one is about to make the short list.
This book really glosses over just about everything it touches, and on top of that, it is so male-oriented as to be next to worthless for a female reader, particularly when it comes to concealment options. Women may want to see Effective Defense : The Woman, the Plan, the Gun.
The basic concepts of the book? Don't trust gun magazines; they have to please their advertisers, and both the magazine and the author are generally in it for the money. A person can cross 20 feet in 1.7 seconds. Know how to defend yourself unarmed because altercations may start or end up that way, and you won't always have time to get to your weapon. Buy a gun you shoot well. Shooting well means being able to pull from a conceled holster, not just at a range at a target. The stress of a real altercation has serious phsyiological and psychological effects that will have an impact on your shooting. Get training in combat-type situations. Know the law in your area regarding self-defense shootings. Keep track of your training.
I think you're probably better off reading In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection by Massad Ayoob if you're looking for a comprehensive look at self-defense shootings. Then read On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Grossman for a good look at what actually being shot at or attacked does to your body and mind, and how it affects fighting back. And then look in your area for training on shooting under stressful conditions, and unarmed self-defense training.
 Dated but still useful November 6, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book would be excellent if it were updated. It contains a lot of useful info but needs to be brought up to the 21st century.
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