On September 11,2001, America was defiled

by terror-our people mass murdered by fanatics

willing to forfeit their own lives to kill as many

innocent civilians as they could. The horrific evil

inflicted on America that day was also a frontal

assault on the very values that have made this

nation a powerhouse: liberty, democracy, justice,

and decency.

To the nation s gun ban lobby, however, the

mindless tragedy was seen as an opportunity to

seize on terrorism as an excuse to launch a new

wave of harsh gun laws against peaceable citizens.

But their antidefense dogma fell on deaf ears.

Citizens quickly decided to assume responsi-

bility for their own protection. Homeland securi-

ty meant exercising Second Amendment rights; it

meant common-sense gun ownership. It meant

Americans fighting back from airline pilots to

average citizens.

Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism exposes the

myths of those who demand we give up the

liberties our forefathers fought valiantly to

protect. It s about the true meaning of an armed

citizenry and the nation s bedrock belief in

preserving freedom.