Thank God I Had a Gun: True Accounts of Self-Defense

This is a well written book. It reveals much about the criminal attitude, self defense preparedness, the psychological impact of shooting incidents, the aftermath of the incidents, and critical examination of these incidents. Your mind and body must be prepared if you want to protect yourself from violent crime. Certain decisions need to be made before you are attacked. You won't have time to engage in philosophy when only seconds remain for you to act. The incidents reported here are varied enough to give you some important things to think about. If you are on a search to obtain critical knowledge about protecting yourself and/or your loved ones and also being a responsible citizen, then this book is for you. Thanks Chris Bird. Job well done !

In this relatively short (307 pages) book, author Chris Bird has done what the news media has failed to do with all of its massive resources - tell the truth about the incredible effectiveness of firearms for self defense. Rather than revealing the amazing positive statistics and stories of these encounters, the establishment reporters have done just the opposite. They have portrayed a totally one sided picture of the relatively few misuses of guns and ignored the literally millions of protective uses of these weapons by American citizens. As Mr. Bird states: 'According to various academic studies, each year at least a couple of million ordinary citizens use firearms in response to criminal attack or threat. In only a very small percentage of cases is the gun actually fired.' That is incredible. It is a travesty that this is not broadcast wide and far. In this volume, the author chronicles the stories of fourteen of these average people who protected themselves and/or others with firearms. The situations and outcomes are vastly different, but there is a common thread: Ordinary people effectively warding off criminal attacks. Most people in this country have been conditioned to believe that they should simply call the police when in danger and all will be well. This book will help dispel that notion. I highly recommend it. Another one that everyone should read is Dial 911 and Die. This is certainly not for men only. Mr. Bird also cites the research showing that women actually have much more to gain in safety than men by keeping and/or carrying a firearm. This is a must read for anyone who is concerned about improving his/her own safety as well as that of family members.

This book was recommended by a shooting instructor and it was exactly as he described. This books tells of people that showed/used a gun to diffuse different situations and had very different outcomes. Like most books it has ordinary citizens getting through situations just by brandishing a gun. Unlike other books it also shows some of the places where bad things happen to good people. This book was a real eye opener.

Chris Bird has done an excellent! I could not put this book down, very informative, as a female who carry's for protection I was made aware of a few things I had not considered. I would suggest anyone considering having a firearm for protection to read this book, any doubts they may have will be quashed after this read. Overall this book is a definate learning experience, very well researched, excellent!

In "Thank God I Had A Gun" author Chris Bird follows up on his highly successful "The Concealed Handgun Manual" and both are must reads for the lawful concealed firearm carrier. In the earlier effort, Bird started many of his chapters with a real life incident which I thought was a captivating technique. This new narrative was equally riveting with 14 case studies of concealed carry incidents. Bird takes the reader through a brief background of the concealed carrier, a full recount of the details of the incident itself, followed by the aftermath and reflections of those actions. The recount of the heroic efforts of the Algiers Point neighborhood of New Orleans against the lawlessness following Katrina alone was worth the price of the book. A five-star effort and I strongly recommend it.