Safe, Not Sorry: Keeping Yourself and Your Family Safe in a Violent Age
Author: Tanya Metaksa
List Price: $13.00
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ISBN: 0060987235
Publisher: Regan Books (July, 1998)
Sales Rank: 348,735
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 2 out of 5
Mostly NRA Propoganda - but some useful info.
This book has some usefull info but I can't recomend it. It reads like a grandmother rambeling instruction about how to live your life. In my opinion it is totally unrealistic about unarmed self defence, asault and recovery psychology, and armed self defense.The author is an NRA Executive and is compleatly entrenched in the NRA's politics. Don't get me wrong - I'm pro gun rights, but this book does the public a dis-service by ignoring most of psychology of self defense.
The book is full of unfounded gross generalizations. Statements like, "Most of the time", "Useually", "2/3 of the time" etc. all with NO factual research referenced except in the section on firearms.
The author dedicated this book to her 3 daughters. IF she is really concerned for their safety, she should right a WELL RESEARCHED and unbiased sequel. If you believed this book all you have do do is buy a gun and you're safe for life, no will ever get accidently hurt, and nothing else will help protect you.
If you buy this book, read the firearms statistics and annecdotes - ignore the rest, and add the information to your own considered opinion.
Joe
Rating: 5 out of 5
Required reading for anyone living in the USA!
This book is not just for women only. It is an essential "survival guide" for all law biding citizens that points out in a straight forward format our common weaknesses and naivete in our day to day lives at work, home, or play. The author does not just promote the use of handguns or the NRA. She presents the facts and offers various solutions. Ultimately everyone of us is responsible for our own personal safety. In this book we are made aware of just how much so, along with some little known surprises regarding the limits of reponsibility our police, society, and the law, have with regards to our personal safety. A true eye opener, with lessons to be learned by all. Without hesitation I can say that I want all the members of my family (male & female alike) to read this book.
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