The Rifle

The Rifle
Author: Andrew Biggio
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1684511399

It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of questions about the price of war. He found answers from those who survived the costliest war of all -- WWII veterans. It began when Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle, the most common rifle used in WWII, to honor his great uncle, a U.S. Army soldier who died on the hills of the Italian countryside. When Biggio showed the gun to his neighbor, WWII veteran Corporal Joseph Drago, it unlocked memories Drago had kept unspoken for 50 years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drago to sign the rifle. Thus began this Marine’s mission to find as many WWII veterans as he could, get their signatures on the rifle, and document their stories. For two years, Biggio traveled across the country to interview America’s last-living WWII veterans. Each time he put the M1 Garand Rifle in their hands, their eyes lit up with memories triggered by holding the weapon that had been with them every step of the war. With each visit and every story told to Biggio, the veterans signed their names to the rifle. 96 signatures now cover that rifle, each a reminder of the price of war and the courage of our soldiers.

The Fighting Rifle

The Fighting Rifle
Author: Chuck Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996-12
Genre: Firearms
ISBN: 9780873642972

The author brings his expertise to bear on the combative use of the shoulder arm. The differences between assault and battle rifles, as well as between automatic rifles and light machine guns are clearly explained. The history and development of the modern fighting rifle is covered in complete detail.

Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America

Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America
Author: Adam Winkler
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2011-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393082296

A provocative history that reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America's cultural divide. Gunfight is a timely work examining America’s four-centuries-long political battle over gun control and the right to bear arms. In this definitive and provocative history, Adam Winkler reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America’s cultural divide. Using the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller—which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation’s capital—as a springboard, Winkler brilliantly weaves together the dramatic stories of gun-rights advocates and gun-control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights into the venomous debate that now cleaves our nation.

A Rifleman Went to War

A Rifleman Went to War
Author: Herbert W. McBride
Publisher: Plantersville, S.C. : Small-arms Technical Publishing Company
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1935
Genre: Shooting, Military
ISBN:

"Being a narrative of the author's experiences and observations while with the Canadian Corps in France and Belgium, September 1915-April 1917. With particular emphasis upon the use of the military rifle in sniping, its place in modern armament, and the work of the individual soldier".

The Fighting Submachine Gun, Machine Pistol, And Shotgun

The Fighting Submachine Gun, Machine Pistol, And Shotgun
Author: Timothy J. Mullin
Publisher: Paladin Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781581600407

The third in T.J. Mullin's war weapons series is on semiautomatic machine guns, machine pistols and shotguns, perhaps the least understood of individual weapons. He tests more than 50 battle-scarred weapons from North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and tells you which ones you can count on (an which ones you can't) and why.

Whose Right Is It? The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Guns

Whose Right Is It? The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Guns
Author: Hana Bajramovic
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250224276

Discover the truth about the Second Amendment, the NRA, and the United States’ centuries-long fight over guns in this first-of-its-kind book for middle grade readers. "A compelling, clear analysis of one of our country’s oldest dilemmas: how to balance gun rights with public safety. It tells the full and true story of the Second Amendment, and points to a way to bring sanity to our gun laws. A remarkable primer for all ages." —Michael Waldman, author of The Second Amendment: A Biography For the majority of the United States’ history, the right to own a gun belonged to a “well regulated militia.” That changed in 2008 with the historic District of Columbia v. Heller case, which ruled that the Second Amendment protected an individual’s right. In the years since, the debate over gun legislation has reached a crescendo. And the issue grows ever relevant to children across America, with an estimated three million exposed to shootings every year. From metal detectors to see-through backpacks to shooting drills, kids face daily reminders of the threat of guns. Hana Bajramovic's Whose Right Is It? The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Guns reveals how a once obscure amendment became the focus of daily heated debate. Filled with historical photos and informative graphics, the book will show young readers how gun legislation has always been a part of American history and how money, power, and systemic racism have long dictated our ability to own guns. A Junior Library Guild Selection "Hana Bajramovic provides readers with a compelling overview on the history of guns in the United States and the changing, conflicting interpretations of the Second Amendment certain to stimulate conversation and thinking on the part of future generations." —Award-winning author Doreen Rappaport

Gunfight

Gunfight
Author: Ryan Busse
Publisher: Public Affairs
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-04-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781541768741

A former firearms executive pulls back the curtain on America's multibillion-dollar gun industry, exposing how it fostered extremism and racism, radicalizing the nation and bringing cultural division to a boiling point. As an avid hunter, outdoorsman, and conservationist-all things that the firearms industry was built on-Ryan Busse chased a childhood dream and built a successful career selling millions of firearms for one of America's most popular gun companies. But blinded by the promise of massive profits, the gun industry abandoned its self-imposed decency in favor of hardline conservatism and McCarthyesque internal policing, sowing irreparable division in our politics and society. That drove Busse to do something few other gun executives have done: he's ending his 30-year career in the industry to show us how and why we got here. Gunfight is an insider's call-out of a wild, secretive, and critically important industry. It shows us how America's gun industry shifted from prioritizing safety and ethics to one that is addicted to fear, conspiracy, intolerance, and secrecy. It recounts Busse's personal transformation and shows how authoritarianism spreads in the guise of freedom, how voicing one's conscience becomes an act of treason in a culture that demands sameness and loyalty. Gunfight offers a valuable perspective as the nation struggles to choose between armed violence or healing.

Combat Rifle Marksmanship Exercises

Combat Rifle Marksmanship Exercises
Author: Andy Stanford
Publisher: Paladin Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781581604795

The cutting-edge training described in this book far exceeds that offered by even most military special operations units and is a potentially life-saving resource for SWAT teams, infantry units and private citizens. Stanford puts you through your paces with slow- and rapid-fire drills and live-fire exercises designed to teach you how to "train like you fight," including manipulating the trigger, assuming shooting positions quickly and reloading a weapon reflexively under stress.

The Art of Modern Gunfighting

The Art of Modern Gunfighting
Author: Intact Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2010-10-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781936643004

The book covers techniques used in modern gunfighting and a history of the author's 30 years on the LAPD and the SWAT team.