Defensive Handgun for the Armed Citizen
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In the 1981 case of Warren vs. District of Columbia the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled that police are not liable for failure to provide adequate police protection. This case was based on the fact that two men broke into a home shared by three women in the Northwest section of the District of Columbia. Two women shared space in an upper floor, while the third woman shared space with her young child on the lower floor.
The two suspects in this case sexually assaulted the woman on the lower floor of the house. Screams were heard by the woman’s two roommates, and they promptly called the police for help. The DC dispatcher did indeed dispatch cars to the residence, but gave it a low priority for response. An officer drove through the alley behind the residence and around to the front, but did not stop. Another officer knocked on the residence’s door, but after getting no answer, left. This was all observed by the victim’s roommates, who had crawled out onto the roof. After the police left, the victim’s roommates reentered the house. Still hearing screams, they called police a second time and told them their roommate was still being assaulted. The police dispatcher once again dispatched officers, but dispatched it as “investigate the trouble” – a very low priority. After the victim stopped screaming, her roommates called down to the victim. Unbeknownst to them, the two assailants were still in the home. Knowing additional victims were present, the assailants forced the first victim upstairs with her two roommates. For the next fourteen hours the two assailants sexually assaulted the three women. Fortunately for these three victims the suspects chose not to kill them. The victims filed a law suit against the city, which was dismissed based on the fundamental principle that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public service, such as police protection, to an individual – this general duty applies only to the public at large. Therefore, the trial court dismissed the suit. Subsequently, the DC Court of Appeals upheld this dismissal based on the “general duty” not being specific to individuals – only to the “public at large.”
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There are more victims of violent crime in the United States each year than there are traffic fatalities. Such shocking facts are making Americans take their own self-protection seriously. With the flight from the inner cities to the suburbs, it is only a matter of time before our suburbs begin having the violent crime problems seen in the big cities. Now is the time to exercise your right as a citizen and take responsibility for your own safety and that of your family. This book helps those who are serious about their self defense. Deciding to become a defensive handgunner is serious. Everyone needs training. This book provides that needed training. Topics covered include the personal need for self defense, deadly force and concepts of self defense, analyzing confrontation, defensive handgun selection, firearms safety, defensive handgun tactics and techniques, mentally preparing for a lethal confrontation, practicing for self defense, surviving the post shooting investigation, and concealed carry and the law. Every defensive handgunner needs to read this book!
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About the Author
Eddie Hulsey has 35 years of public safety experience, with more than 25 of these devoted to training law enforcement officers and SWAT teams. During his law enforcement career, he was a SWAT team leader for the largest police department in Northeast Georgia. He has been a member of the Police Marksman Association’s National Advisory Board and a Contributing Staff member for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) magazine. Currently, he works for a major international Homeland Security company where he manages four programs to train U.S. law enforcement agencies throughout the country how to respond to terrorist incidents. He is married with three children and lives in Georgia.