Today, Robert A. Waters and Sim
Waters launched a new book entitled Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Stories of Survival with Firearms. This much-needed book, the first in a coming series,
will help balance the record since the so-called mainstream media rarely
documents these types of stories.
For instance, have you ever heard of
Harry and Janet Lodholm? This Lakewood,
Washington couple survived a brutal home invasion by a gang that mistook their
house for that of a drug dealer they planned to rob. Crashing through the front door, the gang
pistol-whipped Harry and slashed Janet with a knife. When the assailants finally realized they had
the wrong house, they fled, leaving the bound and tortured victims bloody,
permanently disabled, and stunned. In
their haste to leave, however, the robbers forgot they’d left their backpack in
the house. Worse yet, the backpack contained
all their cellphones. The group broke
into the house once again, determined to murder the victims who could identify
them and retrieve the evidence that would send them to prison. But this time, their targets were prepared. The couple had broken free and retreated to
their bedroom where Janet called 9-1-1 and Harry grabbed his handgun. When the gang kicked down the bedroom door,
Harry and his 9mm firearm made quick work of the robbers.
This exciting story is just one of twenty-three
described in dramatic detail. Based on
interviews with victims, police reports, court documents, media sources, and
other public records, this true crime book recounts the courage and
resourcefulness of armed citizens who refused to become victims. By the way, for those who fancy identity
politics, the would-be victims represent a microcosm of America: liberals,
conservatives, independents, whites, blacks, minorities, male, female,
able-bodied, and disabled.
You’ll get the “inside scoop” on two
cases in which concealed carry permit holders saved the lives of lawmen.
You can read about two cases that
went viral—then, since they’re still online, you can view the events as they
occurred in real time.
There’s the story of Gary Wroblewski,
whom predators considered an “easy mark” because he lived most of his life in a
wheelchair after losing both legs. In a
brazen home invasion, one assailant knocked Wroblewski’s wheelchair over,
throwing him onto the floor. The victim,
however, was armed and things quickly went bad for the robbers. When it was over, one criminal lay dead and
two others were sentenced to long prison terms. Without his gun, the “easy mark” would likely have
been murdered.
If you’ve never heard about these (and
other such cases), that means the media is not doing its job. Broadcast and print media have a duty report both sides of the gun issue, mass
shootings and self-defense shootings. If they don’t, they portray a skewed version
of the reality of gun ownership and use.
My son, Sim, and I plan to write a
series of similar books, in order to publicize the “other side of the story.” We’ve developed an archive of several
thousand cases from which to choose (with more coming every day).
In 1998, I published a well-received
book entitled, The Best Defense: True
Stories of Americans Who Defended Themselves with a Firearm. Our new book is similar, with brand-new,
formerly untold stories of violent encounters stopped only because the victim
had access to a firearm.
Guns and Self-Defense is available in paperback or Kindle on Amazon.com. These dramatic stories will inspire you and
touch your soul.
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