The Concealed Handgun Manual: How to Choose, Carry, and Shoot a Gun in Self DefenseThirty-one states have laws allowing most law-abiding adults to carry concealed handguns, more than 2 million are licensed to do so, and guns are used about 2.5 million times a year to defend against criminal attack. Here is advice on when carrying a concealed handgun is appropriate, how to avoid violent confrontations, the mental preparation needed to survive an armed encounter, and the legal consequences of a self-defense shooting. Actual incidents are described and analyzed, and the concealed handgun laws of the 31 states that allow them are summarized. |
Contents
Staying Out of Trouble NonViolent | 21 |
Choosing a Handgun Semiautomatics | 39 |
How to Carry Holsters | 69 |
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The Concealed Handgun Manual: How to Choose, Carry, and Shoot a Gun in Self ... Chris Bird No preview available - 2011 |
The Concealed Handgun Manual: How to Choose, Carry, and Shoot a Gun in Self ... Chris Bird No preview available - 2019 |
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