Tales of Growing up in a Society that Respected Personal Ownership of Firearms

"A very personal account of change and its effect on society in a series of interesting and thought provoking stories. Regardless of whether one agrees with his viewpoints or not this book is mandatory for people that have lived and seen the value system changes in our society through the last half century" "There is more to life than guns and roses and this book proves it"   - Angie Stoyas, IDPA/IPSC competitor and NRA Life Member.

"Matt gives the audience a look into the shooting world that's unfortunately been missing for several years now, that of the man or woman next door...the retiree who carries a pistol in his pocket not out of paranoia, but because he knows that monsters are real and he's resolved himself not to let them treat him or those around him as prey." -- James Ferris, Deputy Sheriff, Beckville, TX.

Paust's writing is honest and hard-edged, and sometimes veers surprisingly into depths of personal pain. He seems to realize that if you’re a writer, you write forever, every day, always, not until you’re famous or infamous, but until you’re dead. And he ain’t dead yet. - Margaret Gunning, novelist, author of Better Than Life, Mallory and The Glass Character, a novel about the life and times of silent screen comedian Harold Lloyd. 

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