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Dial 9-1-1 and Wait...by Robert A. WatersIt's 2:20 A. M., on April 22, 2019. A 38-year-old homeowner dials the King County, Washington emergency services. The resident, never identified by cops, has...
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Catch-22 at the Food Martby Robert A. WatersIt’s a crapshoot, a dilemma for many store clerks. Should I arm myself even though my employer insists his store must be a gun-free zone?That decision can...
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Book Review - Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of...
Book review by Dr. Michael S. BrownSitting in a place of honor on my bookshelf is a copy of The Best Defense, written by Robert Waters in 1998. This classic describes fourteen cases where ordinary...
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Review of Nittany Nightmare: The Sex Murders of 1938-1940 and the Panic at...
Book Review by Robert A. Waters NITTANY NIGHTMARE: The Sex Murders of 1938-1940 and the Panic at Penn StateBy Derek J. Sherwood On December 13, 1938, nineteen-year-old Margaret Martin received a phone...
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New Review of Guns and Self-Defense
Guns and Self-Defense: A Study of Real-Life Personal ProtectionReview by Sheriff Jim Wilson (Shooting Illustrated)Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of Survival with Firearms is...
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The Other Side of Gun Control
Survivor of brutal home invasion speaks about gun controlFoster Coker III, his wife, Pam, and their seven-year-old grandson survived a shock attack inside their home. The Jacksonville, Florida family...
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The Man Without a Heartby Robert A. WatersThe Blackwater River flows through the wilds of Alabama into Florida’s Panhandle. Its ink-black water meanders along, lapping sugar-white sand beaches while...
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The Hurricane that Sank Spainby Robert A. WatersOn the white-hot afternoon of July 24, 1715, a Spanish flotilla of eleven ships sailed out of Havana. A small French warship, the Grifon, tagged along....
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Wannabe Kidnappers RoutedWritten by Robert A. WatersOn November 8, 2017, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement: “Four teens armed with a knife, guns and a roll of tape...
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BackstoryWritten by Robert A. Waters“It is [the] fact behind the facts that determines the meaning of all the other facts, creates a context for interpreting what our eyes are seeing and what our...
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Book ReviewGuns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of Survival with FirearmsBy Robert A. Waters and Sim WatersPublished by Real Crime Press, May 2019ISBN-13: 978-1095644812227-page...
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The Legacy of Zack Austin Crumpton
Another Place, Another Timeby Robert A. Waters“In a long and mis-spent life,” my grandfather, Zack Austin Crumpton, would often begin. Then he would regal his listeners with tall tales and truths....
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Rights Reversal for Guns Save LivesWritten by Robert A. WatersIn 2002, my second book, Guns Save Lives, was published. I hated the title, and still do. My original working title was Shooting Back—I...
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The Story of Sam Davis
"I would die a thousand deaths..."Written by Robert A. WatersThe following true, much-documented tale portrays the humanity of Civil War soldiers on both sides. The storyline is somewhat similar to...
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Veteran's Day, 2019. Today, I'm remembering Zack A. Crumpton, my grandfather on my mother's side of the family. One hundred years ago (July, 1919), he came home from France. He landed in New York...
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Self-Defense Tips Most People Forget AboutBy Jay ChambersAs crime rates increase by the day, you should make sure you are never caught unawares. Whether you are in a safe place or not, it is good to be...
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Viva la Cuba -- Or maybe not
Anthony Bryant10 Skyjackers Who Found Life in an American Prison Better Than Life in CubaRobert A. WatersBetween 1968 and 1979, one hundred seventy-eight American airplanes were hijacked to Cuba. This...
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Don't Talk to Cops
Loose Lips Sink Shipsby Robert A. WatersIn Virginia, politicians are coming after your guns. Even though you’ve never committed a crime in your life. Even though you served honorably in the military...
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Real Estate Agent Uses Gun to Survive Attack
Firearm trumps knife and bear sprayby Robert A. WatersAt 11:30 on the morning of August 4, 2019, realtor Dawna Hetzler was preparing to show a home at Aspen Hills Condominiums in Commerce City,...
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"No Guns Allowed" Sign Startles Me
Trip to the Doctorby Robert A. WatersToday I drove my wife to a kidney specialist in the mid-sized city of Ocala, Florida. This doctor was new to her, and after locating the place, I was surprised to...
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