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Incorrect Facts = Refund at Chapter 2

Revisado: 11-04-18

The author spends the entire first chapter talking about how he went to such great lengths to check all of his facts and ensure that everything he presents is nothing but the truth to the best of his ability. With that kind of introduction, I found it amazing that at Chapter 2 2:09, he goes on to talk about how the shooters in the San Bernadino shooting performed their attack with "legally purchased assault rifles." 1) Those rifles were not purchased legally- it was a strawman purchase because the terrorist themselves thought that they would not pass a background check. Please reference LA Times article from 12/16/15 for further details. Secondly, the author uses the term "assault rifle," whereas this is a US Army term denoting "a selective-fire rifle chambered for a cartridge of intermediate power." Since the rifles they purchased were only semi-automatic and not a selective fire type a la the US Army, they were not "assault rifles" and thus, the statement is false.

This may seem like petty pedantry, but if you're going to boast on how factually correct your book is (especially after saying that most of the commentary in the Heller case was incorrect), you shouldn't have such a glaring mistake in the next chapter. While I'm sure there are some great points in the book, I do not have the desire to fact check each and every one of this author's claims since that defeats the purpose of this book's intended aim. A shame, too, as I did enjoy the narrarator's performance.

Thank goodness for Audible's return policy.

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