From My Cold Dead Fingers: Why America Needs Guns

by Timothy Robert Walters, Richard I. Mack

Why America Needs Guns Sheriff Mack clearly outlines why the unrestricted right of the people as individuals "to keep and bear arms" is essential to the preservation of both individual liberty and domestic tranquility. Mack reminds us of facts that were self-evident to earlier generations of Americans, but which are all but forgotten in today's climate of incessant cries for more gun control. Concise and compelling, this book is an indispensable resource for any lover of freedom. This is one of the most essential books ever written on the Second Amendment.

221 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Nathan Tensen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Richard Mack, the Arizona sheriff who successfully challenged portions of the Brady Handgun Bill before the Supreme Court, lays out his manifesto for gun ownership in America. In the process he whitewashes Waco, apologizes for extremists, uses highly racially tinged rhetoric and examples, and denies the abundance of gun laws that have existed in this country for centuries. It's simplistic and extremely paranoid writing. The idea that Americans need guns to defend themselves from a tyrannical government is proven, sadly, absurd by the recent events in Libya among others: a truly authoritarian state will just bomb your neighborhood making your guns useless. Mack disgustingly doesn't believe there's an reason to ever restrict or monitor guns, even automatic weapons used by criminals, children's saftey be damned. It's an appalling book for an appalling movement and this country needs more and better laws regulating firearms.

Fun fact: I realized when I read this book a few months ago that it's actually autographed by the right-wing fanatic who wrote it. I owned a used copy of the book for years without even realizing it.

[Janalynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being a book on gun control, the author has strong oppinions. He makes some good points but his passion is an obstacle. The best parts are how he tells of incidents like Ruby Ridge.