Summary: A handbook on the basics of shooting and shooting-related activities. Chapters on Safety, Mental Preparation, Developing Defensive Shooting Skills, Strategies for Home and Personal Safety, Firearms, Self-Defense and the Law, Selecting Firearms, Ammunition and Accessories for Personal Protection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Rifle Association 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 BASRementer, Stephen R.
Summary: "'Essential guide to handguns' is designed to ensure that every gun owner is prepared to meet the responsibilities inherent in the dictates of the Second Amendment. From crucial tips for through firearms maintenance and safe storage to instruction in armed self-defense tactics and expert guidance for training--both physically and mentally--for the event that a firearm may be necessary for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Looseleaf Law Publications 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683.43 REMDe Becker, Gavin
Summary: Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrates, is learning how to trust -- and act on -- our own intuitions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Seventeen teenage lawbreakers spend a day inside Rahway State Prison (later East Jersey State Prison) with some of New Jersey's most dangerous criminals. A selected group of convicts ("The Lifers") give the youth an in-your-face, no-holds-barred account about life in prison, in hopes of "scaring them straight". Twenty years later, filmmaker Arnold Shapiro catches up with both the kids and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SCAHerrington, Lisa M.
Summary: With colorful photos and simple text, this book introduces the youngest readers to stranger safety--one of the most important lessons young children need to learn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363 HERQuesenberry, Gary
Summary: Spotting danger before it happens is a skill that can be developed and may even save your life. Author Gary Quesenberry breaks down the basic techniques necessary to help you develop good situational awareness and increase your levels of personal safety. He will then provide you with the tools you need to properly identify and evade danger before it ever has a chance to materialize.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: YMAA Publication Center 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 BATCunningham, Grant
Summary: "You have a handgun for self-defense, and have taken a good defensive shooting class. How do you practice and maintain those critical skills? This book has the tools you need to hone your skills at your favorite range. Inside you'll find: Drills you can do on your own. Drills you can do with a training partner. Drills to help replicate the environment you live in. Drills that you can do even on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gun Digest Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 CUNMac Donald, Heather
Summary: It has been call the "Ferguson effect": Since the 2014 police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, officers have been backing off of proactive policing, and criminals are becoming emboldened. Mac Donald deconstructs the central narrative of the Black Lives Matter movement: that racist cops are the greatest threat to young black males. She argues that it is criminals and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encounter Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.20973 MACCooper, Gregory M.
Contents: Victimology and the predatory mind -- There's always a story -- Crimes against children : the worst kind of crime -- Terrorism -- Crimes against the elderly -- Sexual assault -- Domestic violence -- Kidnapping -- The end-all : homicidal predators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 COOMcGrew, James M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameo Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 MCGBarber, Charles
Summary: "A dramatic narrative account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw III, whose journey from housing-project youth to ruthless gangland kingpin to change-making community advocate represents a vital next chapter in the ongoing conversation about race and social justice in America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OUTLAW, WILLIAM JUNEBUG, III BARBratton, William J.
Summary: "When Bill Bratton became a Boston street cop after returning from serving in Vietnam, he was dismayed by the corrupt old guard , and it is fair to say the old guard was dismayed by him too. But his success fighting crime could not be denied. Propelled byextraordinary results, Bratton had a dazzling rise, and ultimately a dazzling career, becoming the most famous police commissioner of modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRATTON, WILLIAM J. BRAReeves, Joshua
Summary: Ever since the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden, we think about surveillance as the data-tracking digital technologies used by the likes of Google, the National Security Administration, and the military. But in reality, the state and allied institutions have a much longer history of using everyday citizens to spy and inform on their peers. Citizen Spies shows how If You See...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 REELoewenstein, Antony
Summary: Like the never-ending war on terror, the drugs war is a multi-billion-dollar industry that won't go down without a fight. Pills, Powder, and Smoke explains why. The war on drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s, with the UK, Europe, and much of the world following suit. It is at best a failed policy, according to bestselling author Antony Loewenstein. Its direct results have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.13365 LOEMichelle, Shihan
Summary: "A feminist-forward guide to setting boundaries, assessing safety, and defusing violence using the self offense strategy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2024
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Summary: A major Debt Jubilee is coming to America. The crowds will cheer. Politicians will promise new and better prosperity. But what will actually happen is a national nightmare. The wealthy will make a fortune. But for many, a Debt Jubilee will mean huge losses. All your savings could be wiped out. Tens of millions of Americans could lose trillions of dollars. You don't have to be one them....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 STAKallio, Jamie
Summary: Offers readers 12 tips for staying safe, including using cyber sense and being prepared for weather emergencies. Full-color spreads give readers essential facts about each tip, its benefits, and how the reader can start preparing today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.6 KALJackson, Gary M.
Summary: While nobody ever dreams they could personally be caught in a situation with mass casualties or injuries due to premeditated or random violence, this guide provides readiness techniques to help avoid becoming a victim in dangerous situations. Includes tips to boost awareness and possibly even stop a violent event before it starts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018