Straight Talk on Armed Defense: What the Experts Want You to Know

by Massad Ayoob (editor)

In Straight Talk on Armed What the Experts Want You to Know, Massad Ayoob and the nation's leading experts on personal protection, self-defense and concealed carry deliver authoritative guidance from their areas of expertise and personal experience. In chapters by distinguished authors hand-picked by Massad John Hearne takes us "inside the defender's head" and reveals the most effective route to train and prepare for self-defense incidents.Dr. Anthony Semone discusses post-shooting trauma and necessary steps to develop resilience and symptom reduction following a deadly force event.Dr. Alexis Artwohl explains why understanding how the mind operates is critical to surviving an attack and the legal and emotional challenges that follow.Dr. William Aprill describes "the face of the enemy" to help us understand violence and those who traffic in it.Craig "Southnarc" Douglas details the conditions present during the typical criminal assault and how to incorporate those conditions into your training.Massad Ayoob discusses power, responsibility and the armed lifestyle.Tom Givens underscores the importance of finding relevant training, through case studies of his own students involved in armed encounters."Spencer Blue," active robbery/homicide detective, reveals patterns that emerged during his investigations and describes the differences in tactics of citizens who won versus those who lost.Ron Borsch presents dozens of actual cases of armed and unarmed citizens single-handedly stopping mass murders in progress.Harvey Hedden provides insight and advice to guide lawfully armed citizens in interactions with law enforcement.Jim Fleming, Esq. describes the criminal trial process and how it plays out in a "righteous use of deadly force in self-defense" case.Marty Hayes, JD, provides the critical questions that must be asked to choose a reliable post-self-defense incident support provider.Get the straight talk on armed defense, from this unique compendium of the world's leading subject matter experts in lethal self-defense.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 8, 2017

About the author

Massad Ayoob is an internationally known firearms and self-defense instructor. He has taught police techniques and civilian self-defense to both law enforcement officers and private citizens in numerous venues since 1974. Ayoob has appeared as an expert witness in several trials. He has served as a part-time police officer in New Hampshire since 1972 and holds the rank of Captain in the Grantham, New Hampshire police department.

Ayoob has authored several books and more than 1,000 articles on firearms, combat techniques, self-defense, and legal issues, and has served in an editorial capacity for Guns Magazine, American Handgunner, Gun Week, and Combat Handguns. Since 1995, he has written self-defense- and firearms-related articles for Backwoods Home Magazine.

Reviews

[MICHAEL W SMITH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great overview of many armed defense topics

Great overview of many armed defense topics. It gives you a broad awareness of what areas that are most important regarding armed self defense

[Marcus Wynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mandatory reading for anyone who carries concealed weapons, or is considering doing so, or is interested in firearms and firearms law as it pertains to personal defense. Again a book I’m fond of because I’m friends with several of the co-authors, and one of them is one of my roster of lawyers.

[Julie Havener · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful book for helping you think through defending yourself against violence. There is much more to it than getting trained to carry a gun. I felt like it was a good place to begin and has given me a considerable amount of information to process and use.

[Benjamin C Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is so much wisdom and good information, as well as pointers to other references that make this an absolute must-read for self-defenders.