My Parents Open Carry

First off ... I actually READ this book, cover to cover, which differentiates me from many others here who are just trying to make a political point. And I want to start out by giving it a normal review:PRO: It is presented as a reader for young people (I would suggest tweens) to understand why Americans often choose to own/carry firearms and hold the 2nd amendment of the Constitution as so important -- even given headline grabbing mass shootings. And it accomplishes this quite well. This book doesn't try to give an equal amount of time to the "other side" but does manage to confront their main talking points and counter all of them. So if you have a youth interested in this subject, or want to understand the pro-gun side of this subject, this is a great book to start with. It's a short book, really a novella, covering one day in the life of a pro-gun family where they manage to be confronted by various people making every anti-gun argument possible. You can read it in under an hour even while shaking your head at a few of the grammatical issues (see cons below).CON: It really needs a little more editing. There are issues with tense and grammar and frankly some of the dialogue is a little too "spot on" to the point of being tedious. But it's a short book and is more about the arguments being made then the plot. Which is good, because there is no plot here -- it's just a "day in the life of pro gun people" who openly carry firearms and are confronted by anti-gun people to whom they have to defend their lifestyle. The whole story is that they are carrying a gun, they feel completely justified in carry a gun, are no danger to anybody because they are carrying a gun ... and we learn little about the people and their relationships other than that.THE POLITICS: Many other people commenting on this, particularly non-Americans, just seem aghast that such a book could be written. But with (depending on how you count) 43 of 50 US states granting Concealed Carry Firearm permits to anyone who can pass some basic training, this is part of the American culture. And it's growing, not shrinking. And yet with all of that if you're not involved in the drug trade the US is a VERY safe place to live in and/or to visit and travel within. As long as you avoid the drug trade you're no more likely to be murdered here than in any European country and you're MUCH less likely to be a victim of a lesser crime, such as pick pocketing or purse snatching. The latter don't happen here much, possibly because doing so could get you shot.As one final note ... I probably would have normally given this book 3 stars given the issues, but I bumped it up a star because it is an important book to have available (a lot of youths have parents who own/carry guns or friends with parents who own/carry guns) and so many people gave it a one star rating without even reading it. I hope the authors are doing well with this book, and the Kindle version worked well on my iPhone.

I bought this book as a potential gun-themed children's book, also to support the cause, and also to provide some support in the face of all of the bogus reviews steeped in liberal BS and sarcasm. (Is there a single 'real' review here?)While I support the open carry movement and love the idea of a book like this, there were just several ways in which the authors failed to accomplish what this was supposed to be. One thing to note, while it's not a big deal, but it was a surprise--this book is large. 8.5" by 11". For some reason, I expected it to be smaller.This book depicted a 13 year old main character, Brenna. It didn't really mesh with the design of the book. Many 13 year olds are reading adults books, and this book, with its large print and illustrations, seemed more like it was aimed at maybe 8-10 year olds. Maybe that's because the authors wanted to make her a little older so it'd be less controversial when her parents took her shooting at the end? Who knows. But it seems aimed for 8-10 year olds, but they're supposed to identify with 13 year olds, and then the writing style is basically aimed at adults, which brings me to the next point.As far as a story, it's terrible. I've seen this in a lot of 'libertarian fiction', but it's really bad here. The narrative is the loosest attempt to deliver the ideals of open carrying and its arguments into a story. This book doesn't know whether it wants to be a children's story (for 8-10 or 13 year olds ... who knows) or a long article about the arguments and merits of open carry. There are ways in writing to deliver the semi-political points an author wants to make without bashing people over the head all the time with dry and lifeless talking points. Like realistic dialogue. And concrete examples of abstract points. And not having characters say stuff that real people would never say in day to day life. Kind of like, "You just never know when you might need to protect yourself and love ones. People wear seatbelts and have fire extinguishers. They hope to never need them, but it's best to be prepared, I always say!"As a children's book, this is a fail. It may be best approached as a novelty item for adults, and a compressed explanation about open carry, its arguments, its merits, and a few author opinions that aren't necessarily consistent with the rest of the gun loving world (like the parents keeping their daily carry pieces locked up in a safe. Practical gun owners who carry daily and have a 13 year old kid who has been around guns all her life wouldn't need to lock up their guns. Their kid would be well educated. Or the author's interpretation of the 2nd Amendment and the 'militia' thing.)I would read this to my kids if it was written for kids, but it's not. Still not a bad booklet about Open Carry, though.**Edit**After reading through some of these reviews some more and seeing how polarized reviewers are about this little book, I'm amazed at how many gun-haters there are on Amazon, and I'm certain that my 'helpful reviews' rating will plummet now that I've jumped into this, because I'm clearly outnumbered.Do take note, folks contemplating this book beyond the tip of a smug, bigoted leftist nose, the number of reviews here that are *not* Amazon Verified Purchases. I guess a lot of ugly-spirited people love to waste their time spouting off in the wrong place.

I bought this book only to piss off the people on Facebook who where against it. :) I was already pro-carry.The book is thin. it's also not exactly the best written book i've ever seen, the verbiage is too much for a child and too poorly written for an adult. Also - the safety rules are not as correct as they should be and should be revised.1. All guns are always loaded (especially when you "know" it's empty)2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.2. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.—Jeff Cooper[2]The NRA provides a similar set of rules:ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.—The National Rifle Association, The fundamental NRA rules for safe gun handling[3]The Canadian Firearms Program uses the concept of The Four Firearm ACTS:A)ssume every firearm is loaded.C)ontrol the muzzle direction at all times.T)rigger finger off trigger and out of trigger guard.S)ee that the firearm is unloaded. PROVE it safe.—Canadian Firearms Centre, The Four ACTS of Firearm Safety[4]

This is an abhorent message, often inaccurate in the facts presented, abysmally written and abysmally plotted. The authors are entitled to their political opinions, but to aim this propaganda at 13 year olds is intellectually corrupt.The pictures are nicely done, though. And it is frequently unintentionally hilarious.

The most insane children book I've ever seen

Für deutsche Verhältnisse ist dieses Buch natürlich skandalös, widerspricht es doch der indoktrinierten, alternativlos dargestellten "Waffen-sind-böse-Ideologie" der links-grünen Gutmenschenmasse.Befasst man sich jedoch vorurteilsfrei mit der Materie und verfolgt offen die Argumentationsweise der Autoren so erkennt man schnell, warum es wichtig ist, ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung mit gleichen Mitteln einzufordern und auch zu nutzen. Der Protagonist erklärt es über deutlich: Es gibt böse Menschen auf der Erde und "wenn Sekunden zählen, ist die Polizei Minuten entfernt".Die plakative und simple Herangehensweise an dieses Thema, was sicherlich dem eigentlichen Zielpublikum - Kinder - geschuldet ist, schadet hier gar nicht. Im Gegenteil, so verstehen auch gleichgeschaltete europäische Waffenhasser die Argumente für ein liberales Waffenrecht und den selbstverständlichen Umgang mit Waffen.Für den freiheitsliebenden Bürger ein erfrischendes Buch, das als leicht verständliche Argumentationshilfe genutzt werden kann.

Wie erklär ich es meinem Kind ? Warum haben die Amerikaner diesen 2.Zusatzartikel in der Verfassung ?(Und warum habe wir hier keine Verfassung sondern nur ein Grundgesetz?)Weil die Ami`s immer schon weiter gedacht haben als wir hier in Deutschland ! Weil man der Demokratie nicht trauen kann ? Nein, aber weil die Demokratie eben recht einfach auszuhebeln und auszuhöhlen ist - deshalb ist muss man ganz am Anfang daran denken was alles passieren könnte. Und gleich eine wirksame "Notbremse" einbauen.Pflichtliteratur !