- Just finished reading your book. I must say as a former police officer, firearms instructor
and a student of self defense, I find your thoughts to be clear and concise, not someone
else's thoughts restated. I had to reread almost ever sentence to make sure I didn't miss
anything. Your writing reflects your knowledge and your concern for public safety.
P.F.
- ...With only a few interruptions, some lasting longer than others, I was unable to put the
book down until I read it all...As expected, it was a refreshing look at the fundamental
issues surrounding the defensive use of firearms with a flare of common sense lacking in
most articles, books and other media relating to this subject. I can't wait to get home
this evening so I can start absorbing every detail of each chapter.
D.A.C.
- Defensive Use of Firearms is a must read for anyone who is carrying a firearm for
defense, whether a “newbie” or already experienced with firearms. This book presents a
common sense approach that other articles, books and instructors simply overlook. There is
much invaluable information in this book. This book especially emphasizes the mind set
which a person who relies on a firearm for protection needs to continually develop and
practice. After reading this book, I felt like I had taken a one on one refresher course
with you. [This comment is from a three-time student.]
P.H.
- Two of the best features of this slim volume are its clarity and its brevity. These two
qualities are not to be airily dismissed. Prose that is crisp, precise, and accurate is
not easy to come by anywhere, especially in firearms publications…Wenger's prose is like an
athlete, lean and spare and stripped of ornament. Furthermore, the very shortness of this
book ensures it will be read, rather than nibbled and tossed aside…My only quibble is its
brevity. But, you say, I thought that was one of its virtues. Alas, true. Yet I was
sorry to see it end.
W.A.
- I received your book, and enjoyed reading it (finished it this weekend). It is
thought-provoking and educational. There is a comment towards the beginning where you
question its value to a newbie, and I can say this with some confidence: as a newbie, I
found the book to be very helpful. I am encouraged by your book to try some new things, and
question some of the things my instructor is teaching.
B.S.
- I have been reading your book and enjoying it a great deal. I’ve been reading it slowly
and stopping to consider various points in my reading to try and truly absorb it rather
than just read it. It’s amazing; the book is not very long as far as books go, yet
there’s so much in it. I got to the point where I had to decide to be a lot more
discriminating in what I chose to highlight because I realized that, if I didn’t, most of
the book’s text was going to be yellow. I’m a bit of a writer myself and I have to commend
you on being as concise as you are in your writing, without sacrificing any substance.
Your book is one of those rare mixtures of economy of words and a wealth of information.
Excellent job.
D.McL.
- I'm the guy who is a librarian that got my library to buy some of your books. I thought that
you might be interested in an update on the interest and circulation of them. Originally, the
Library District bought two copies... Your book began to circulate after there was a violent
rape on a jogging path in an upscale "model" development based around the village concept which
is about a mile down the road from the library... Your book began to be checked out, primarily
by women, shorly after this. One book disappeared and as circulation was now brisk, I asked the
library to buy more. They bought 4 more. At present there are still 5 circulating copies...
A.M.
- Everything is well organized, informative, and interestingly presented...I like your use of
line drawings to depict concepts...I especially liked your chapter on "Tactics." Was
exposed to several new (to me) topics and issues. Your expanded explanations regarding
"Where To Aim?" are excellent.
R.B.
- I must say, what I have read so far is quite removed from dogma for dogma's sake, and
teaches thinking and situational appraisal right off the bat. You are not repeating "the
company line" for anyone. Independent thought, a far too rare commidity.
D.L.N.
- I received the book and could hardly put it down. I have read others and I get something out
of them all. This book is a must read. This gentleman uses and conveys more common sense to
the reader than anything I have read.
H.A.P.
- I have read your book twice now and, in short, find it extremely well done, detailed and
researched.
D.F.
- I stayed up all night, could NOT put your book down!!!! Great work!!!!
R.W.
- My book was delivered this week. Thank you for writing it and for all the great information
in it. Read it all the first night and then again the second.
D.M.
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- Defensive Use of Firearms is a clear, concise telling of what every armed American needs to know and
understand. There is no fluff or inessential information; Stephen Wenger dispenses with that which isn't part of
the kernel of knowledge necessary when responsible people carry a firearm for self-defense. Defensive Use of
Firearms provides basic knowledge to the novice while being quite thought provoking to the more experienced,
exploring all of the essential elements of what it means to "go armed".
M.P.
- I'm new to using a handgun for self-defense but I'm not new to self-defense techniques. I find the book Defensive
Use of Firearms very well written for those who are like me or are new to self-defense altogether. The material is
written in common-sense language which makes it easy to understand and therefore easy to put into practice. As a beginner
in the use of handguns, I can read the book and go to the range and practice the techniques described in the book without
getting confused. I feel that by reading Defensive Use of Firearms and practicing the fundamentals contained in the
book, I’ll get more out of any defensive firearms course I take in the future.
G.G.
- The updated material in your revised & updated edition makes a great instructional manual even better. I like
your added and expanded comments on the issue of letting a dropped gun just fall, info about other defense-related
products, different operational issues with different types of firearms, etc. I appreciate the new section regarding
point shooting and its historical perspective.
R.B.
- It's a first-class training manual that goes far beyond the 'guns-and-loads' stuff that's so common. Defensive
lessons that apply to everything from guns to driving to personal awareness of danger. This one's a 'must read.'
D.W.
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