Conditioned Victim? Your Choice

[Martin Hedington]

Howzit!

If for no other reason than these few paragraphs extracted from chapter 28, I'm asking you to consider buying, then reviewing our new version of a 50,000-word eBook we originally published in soft cover back in 2002, that's now available on Amazon or Smashwords;
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"Merely owning, let alone actually using a firearm is a highly contentious issue for many who’d probably never do either but the controversy relating to ‘gun control’ is not merely about legal civilian gun ownership; (although apologists and hoplophobes can be quite fanatical in their dogma to ban all legal civilian-owned guns even though they can’t seem to do much about criminals illegally owning them.)

Firearm ownership is in reality a much deeper philosophical argument. It’s about whether people should be conditioned into being a society of victims, or whether they should possess the Right to choose to protect themselves and others from criminal violence, as well as be empowered to also have the means to protect that Right.

Firearms are of course extremely menacing in the wrong hands, more so because of the spectacular and often unrealistic use of them in Films and TV but despite its unfair demonisation by many, firearms have a distinct advantage over every other type of close-quarters defense. Firstly, nothing else is of as much help as a firearm once your assailant is shooting, or about to shoot at you with an illegal firearm. It really doesn’t matter who you are or what skills you have; hands, edged weapons, batons, sprays or even zappers aren’t much use against an armed criminal or gang.

Secondly, a firearm is the only means of defence which when revealed keeps potential attackers at a distance. Criminals are likely to be meaner, nastier, stronger and more vicious than you. They’ve chosen you, a victim who they can overcome easily, not the other way around, and they’ve chosen when to attack. They will win in most hand-to-hand confrontations. A firearm will keep almost anyone at a distance, and will in most cases probably deter them from even starting an attack.
If you’re an average sort of person, a firearm really is your SOLE means of awarding balance to a scenario, or at least of giving you an equal chance in an otherwise unfair fight....

...Let’s be absolutely clear on this, Politics aside, a decent firearm is by far the best means of keeping one or more criminal assailants at bay. A handgun is; the only easily learned, readily concealable, quickly deployed and seriously respected weapon of choice for personal self-defence.

Furthermore, a firearm, any firearm, is far more often sufficiently threatening to deter an assailant or assailants from actually pressing an attack once a visibly perceptible capability in its use becomes obvious to an attacker. Indeed, worldwide it is a widely documented fact that considerably more acts of violence are deterred or stopped by a potential victim having a firearm than there are crimes of violence reported to the authorities."

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Please understand this, during more than 25 years of promoting the reality and efficacy of responsible gun ownership in South Africa, with SAGA, GOSA, BGOASA, SAFF, SALGO, CCI, XCS and others, I've found that no matter how many times you try to coerce, persuade, or even figuratively beat someone over the head with the logic of Self Defense by way of an effective tool like a firearm, what it comes down to for most draadsitters and hensoppers is that what many perceive as reality, is what they are fed according to mainstream media, it is 'their truth', their worldview.

This false perception of the majority, and we all know it is entirely false, can I believe be modified. One method of treatment for this sickness that many sheeple suffer, could be by dosing them with the medicine known as 'Survival' or 'Safety', or 'Preparedness'. And in amongst these attributes that many would accept as necessary, or hopefully desirable, resides the subtle message of the efficacy of having a decent tool to acquire those attributes above.

So please go either here: [https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/487158]

or here: [http://www.amazon.com/Conditioned-Vi...ned+Victim%3F]

-And then either just buy one for yourself, so you can review it for us to get more sales from a far wider audience than just South Africa. Or buy a few as gifts and send them to people you know who might need a little dose of reality, some 'medication' if you will. At about R33 for a lifetime dose, its worth the attempt at a cure.

Lastly, one other reason you might consider performing this service for mankind, is that next year, we will once again be up against the forces of darkness (and cANCer) to retain our right to keep our 'lifetime' licenses. (Licenses that TWO High Court judges have reaffirmed as lifetime) Thats going to take funding. We already know the SA lobby can't bear that cost alone, so I'm going for an overseas injection of capital, America and the rest of the planet hopefully.

Now, for all those people who think they're sitting pretty with their new FCA licenses, please bear in mind a quotation aimed specifically at people that believe in 'Feeding The Crocodile'. i.e "To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will. ~ Ronald Reagan.

Then consider this:

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

-And rather think of it this way;

First they came for the Dealers and I did not speak out -because I was not a dealer (Over 900 SA gun-dealers liquidated from 2004 to 2010)

Then they came for the '69 Act' license-holders, and I did not speak out -because I complied. (According to CFR, over 800,000 guns were handed in to police stations around the country from 2004 to 2009 and destroyed, with no compensation, even though there was a clause in the FCA for it, no one received a cent.

Now they're coming again to revoke the ('69 Act) licence-holders and will probably frighten another half million of us with threats of "up to 15 years in jail" for non-compliance.

Be firmly advised that Governments disarmament campaign will never end, it will most likely even accelerate after this next round, meaning that when they do 'come for you' there will no one left to speak on your behalf.

So either 'Empower' me, and GOSA/ JASA, to help you, or alternatively allow Government to Condition you into becoming their Victim.

In Common Cause, thank you.

Martin_tu

[Wanderin' Zero]

Martin, thank you. The smashwords link doesn't work. Also, I don't want to buy from Amazon - where can I source locally? And what happens with the proceeds? You talk about funding the good fight...

[540i]

not a huge fan of amazon but i did it anyway.
yes, please help us fight the good fight.
WZ, give me a shout via pm with contact details so we can discuss ways to try help you with everything you do on our behalf

[curious george]

Thx, nice post.

[Martin Hedington]

Martin, thank you. The smashwords link doesn't work. Also, I don't want to buy from Amazon - where can I source locally? And what happens with the proceeds? You talk about funding the good fight...

Apart from Smashwords, I picked Amazon because they are by far the largest online eBook distributor worldwide.

Locally, the book will be available soon from the GOSA shop www.gunownerssa.org (where they take the money)

Or, if necessary, as well as if requested, I could make it available right here on G.S. although that exposure will get the book scant recognition outside of SA.

New Smashwords link is here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/sea...itioned+victim

I already accept that local sales will probably be minimal here as we have a very small target market. I would prefer to get as many reviews on the two sites above, which should attract international distribution with enough decent reviews.

As for my own altruistic credentials, just ask Frank H who were the top 5 individual donors towards the Gunsite challenge fund, when G/S was considering its own case against CFR.

My contact details are: Mobi: Martin_tu@ovi.com Facebook: Martin L Hedington Cell: 074 125 6938.

As anyone can see from my handle, I've never been one to hide.

In Common Cause,

Martin_tu

[zulushark]

Thank you Martin, I'll certainly have your corner.

[Pglock]

Just bought Smashwords. Huge discrepancy in price compared to Amazon, percentage wise that is, not that it is that expensive either way. Just cannot abide being ripped of. Hope your take is the same, would have been prepared to use Amazon if you made more but didn't think about it at the time.

[Martin Hedington]

Just bought Smashwords. Huge discrepancy in price compared to Amazon, percentage wise that is, not that it is that expensive either way. Just cannot abide being ripped of. Hope your take is the same, would have been prepared to use Amazon if you made more but didn't think about it at the time.

Thanks brother.

I loaded to both distributors at the same price, Amazon somehow made it more expensive for reasons I don't understand. Smashwords and Amazon are arch enemies because Amazon are trying to get authors to go with an exclusive contract that forbids them using anyone else at all, its called 'KDP Select', which I rejected.

As I've said, I really don't expect to make much from actual SA sales, the real value is in if it takes off with S/W because of positive reviews there. I can give the books away from smashwords by way of a coupon but freebies disallow reviews from customers.

As for 'making more', the difference is negligible to me as Amazon pay me less comm than Smashwords, besides, the more I make, the more I'll throw at the case, or alternatively, at subsidising the monthly prizes awarded to members here........

Think of it as trying to help create a 'wealthy' partner for the cause, because for me at least, being retired, the cause is all there is.

In Common Cause,

M_tu

[Martin Hedington]

And what happens with the proceeds? You talk about funding the good fight...

Actually I don't just talk about it, I've already been proven to put my money where my mouth is.

M_tu

[Wanderin' Zero]

Actually I don't just talk about it, I've already been proven to put my money where my mouth is.

M_tu

Hm. I don't think that was quite what I was asking or saying.