[Jerrybob]

It’s too bad this book is so long; the sheer size of it will keep some from reading it. But if you can breeze through some of the excruciating detail, events about ¾ of the way through will make you sit upright and take notice. At that point it grabbed my attention and quickly became well worth the time I put into it.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I liked the part about the use of hogs to dispose of evidence.

[patton]

now read travis's book

[George Smiley]

It was my understanding that Mr. Ross has a second novel in the works.

[Spok]

IMHO, the left is motivated on the gun issue the same as abortion: I don't think they really care about babies OR guns, but having the power to take them from people, mostly people who don't share their political views, is what it's all about. It's like the commandant in "Shindler's List" who killed Jews with a scoped rifle from his window-he just did it because he could, with no other reason whatsoever. They know if they can take our guns, our religion and even our babies and elderly, then they have won an absolute, unconditional victory. This is why every battle, regardless of its seeming importance, must be fought and won. This is the liberal jihad.

[ZGuy]

The book was first published in 1996. The reviews on Amazon are almost all 5 out of 5 stars with comments such as "Buy it, whatever the cost", "It Changed My Thinking", "A life-changing book", and "Excellent from end to end."

[Alia]

I've given two copies of this excellent tome away, over the years. It is a "must read", IMO. A fiction with FANTASTIC FACTS, HISTORY all woven into readable form. Once begun, you cannot put the book down. The history of this country also comes into play -- and all woven and centered around the right to self-governance and self-defense. Freedom. Liberty.

[texas_mrs]

bump

[China Clipper]

MUCH too long, I agree, and in some parts, quite "racy". In fact,I think he could have done it much better without the graphic sex scenes, but then again, it is his book.

[gcruse]

I excerpted the part of John's book that deals with Vince Foster's death and posted the excerpt on the Whitewater newsgroup. Mr Ross sent me a nastygram shortly thereafter. I hope you don't hear from him.

[society-by-contract]

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[Dan from Michigan]

It's a great book. I have it.

[IncPen]

I highly recommend John's CCW class

Three of us attended one of John's Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) classes, and a subsequent trip to his shooting range. The class was 4 hours of instruction toward receiving a Missouri (or any honoring state CCW), plus about 6 hours at the range.

John has an amazing assortment of guns and will let you shoot any of them (yes, even the automatics). He allows about 60 shots on the handguns (he sees that you qualify on the CCW target), then asks that you pay for the ammo on the automatics. And I'm talking Thompson, Uzi, M16, BAR-50, Glock full auto pistol (the actual name escapes me) and more

If you haven't shot before- even if you have- his course is an excellent value.

Get this: Four hours classroom, 6 hours on the range (including lunch!) is $100

That's a steal, IMHO

[therut]

I am an avid reader and have been for years. This is one book I will never forget reading. I gave two away and bought another for me. I will probably read it once a year to keep my spirits up and hope for a bright future. Yes it is a novel and but it is a historical novel in some ways. The history woven in is a fantastic way to learn something real. I highly recommed it. It will make you laugh, cry, get angry,scare you, cheer and wake up what tiny spark of Freedom burns in your American Soul.

[hattend]

I read it twice.

And sent copies to friends and family for Christmas.

[Mulder]

That's a great book.

I would also recommend the following:

"Enemies Foreign and Domestic" by Matt Bracken (he posts here as Travis McGee)
"Molon Labe" by Boston T. Party
"Nation of Cowards" by Jeff Snyder
"Principles of Personal Defense" by Jeff Cooper
"Boston's Gun Bible" by Boston T. Party

[Elvina]

Another Freeper recently mentioned this book, so I Googled it and found this post. This book is over $100 used on Amazon. Any ideas on how to get a copy that won’t equal the cost of our grocery budget for the week?

[fujimoh]

Found your post thru scroogle scraper. This book is gaining new momentem. I purchased it this year and recommend it to everyone that I can. I actually see this playing out if the dims push more taxes down our throats, unemployment does not abate, and they take healthcare ... just my thoughts.

[RandallFlagg]

Best.
Book.
Ever.

[Dead Corpse]

"Never forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t let him do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians." — Aaron Zelman and L. Neil Smith, Hope (2001)

And let me add another vote for Travis McGee's books( authored as Matt Bracken).