V. Defensive Use of Firearms

B. Literature

4. Some Reviews by Seth Eliot

Your very first step is to educate yourself. You've taken that step by reading this FAQ, but there are some very good books available that can provide more detailed information:

• "The Women's Guide to Handguns: A Primer for Safe Self-Defense" by Jim Carmichel (out of print) This provides a good all around (if not a little out of date) introduction to handgun operation, caliber selection, shooting, and other topics useful to both men and women
• "Armed and Female" by Paxton Quigley Similarly useful for men and women. This book has the advantage of being more recent and still in print
• "In the Gravest Extreme" by Massad Ayoob This book discusses the situations under which a gun may be used in self-defense and the implications of such use
• "Stressfire" by Massad Ayoob A book a various shooting techniques, from shooting stances to flashlight/gun combinations. This is most useful after you've purchased and become comfortable with your gun
• "Shoot to Live: Gunfight Survival" by Massad Ayoob, 1990, Lenny Magill Productions [1-800-942-TAPE]). Reviewed by Patrick Casey (pcasey@interart.com) This is a 60 minute videocassette tape of an interview with Ayoob by Lenny Magill. Material covered includes the following: AYOOB'S PERSONAL HISTORY AND TRAINING OVERVIEW OF THE DATA WHAT GOES ON IN A GUNFIGHT WEAPONS AMMUNITION HOME DEFENSE WHEN DO YOU USE LETHAL FORCE? WHERE TO AIM SHOTGUNS & SELF-DEFENSE ONE SHOT STOPPERS KEYS TO SURVIVING A GUNFIGHT