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A STUDY OF THESE BOOKS WILL GIVE YOU VALUABLE INFORMATION ON FIREARMS AND THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE.

UNDER STRESS, YOU WILL NOT RISE TO THE OCCASION.  YOU WILL SINK TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR TRAINING!

No one at Concealed Handgun Carry, Inc. has any monetary connection to any of the authors or publishers of any of the  reading materials suggested on this site.  

A study of these books will do much for your confidence and ability to successfully deal with a deadly force situation.  

•  ON COMBAT  The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace.  I feel that this book should be required reading for ANYONE who ever intends to use a firearm for self defense. The authors are Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Loren W. Christensen. ISBN 0-9649205-1-4
• ON KILLING The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. Author:  Lt. Col. Dave Grossman ISBN 0-316-33011-6
• IN THE GRAVEST EXTREME The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection. Author: Massad F. Ayoob. Ayoob is the director of Lethal Force Institute. ISBN 0-936279-00-1
• STRESSFIRE Gunfighting For Police, Advanced Tactics and Techniques. Author: Massad F. Ayoob ISBN 0-936279-03-6
• PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEFENSE  Author: Jeff Cooper ISBN 978-1-58160-495-5
• GUNS, BULLETS, and GUNFIGHTS Lessons andTales From a Modern-Day Gunfighter Author: Jim Cirello ISBN 0-87364-877-3  (Sadly, Jim lost his life in a vehicle accident on August 13, 2007)
• DEADLY FORCE ENCOUNTERS  What Cops Need to Know to Mentally and Physically Prepare for and Survive a Gunfight. Authors:  Dr. Alexis Artwhol and Loren W. Christensen ISBN 978-087364935-3
• NO SECOND PLACE WINNER  Author:  William Henry "Bill" Jordan, retired former US Border Patrol Agent. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-22080 This is an old book but has lots of timeless information.
• OFFICER DOWN CODE THREE  Author:  Pierce Brooks. Brooks is a retired LAPD Detective (I credit the main theme of this book (WATCH THEIR HANDS) for saving my life in 1983 when I was faced with a deadly force confrontation.) ISBN 0-916070-01-8
• IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST  Letters From Prison. Author:  Jack Henry Abbott.  About life  inside of our prisons. He was released on parole and stabbed a waiter in NYC less than a month later and then went back to prison. He hanged himself while there. ISBN  0-679-73237-3
• THE AYOOB FILES The best of Massad Ayoob's Acclaimed Series in American Handgunner Magazine Author:  Massad F. Ayoob ISBN 0-936279-16-8

There are countless other books and articles that are useful too, but I feel that these are some of the best for the average citizen.  They all cover the basics, not only about shooting and self-defense but mindset both before and after a deadly force situation.

You don't know which one to read first...or you don't have time to read them all.  My suggestion is to read, ON COMBAT, and then read it AGAIN AND AGAIN!