Gun ownership has long been a hot-button topic in the United States, and the National Rifle Association has the reputation of being an organization of primarily politically conservative members. American Shooter provides a unique look at gun ownership, handgun bans, shooting sports, and the controversy over how to interpret the Second Amendment from the point of view of a liberal gun owner and enthusiast. Gerry Souter examines the history of firearms in the United States, from the settlers who carried matchlock muskets ashore at Jamestown to the citizens who purchase guns in record numbers today. Recent Supreme Court decisions that uphold the right to bear arms have galvanized citizens on both sides of the debate, making the gun issue hotter than ever. To provide a personal view, Souter weaves in tales of his own experiences with guns, including sport shooting as a young man, hunting and bonding with his father, and facing the smoking end of a muzzle as an international photojournalist. American Shooter is both a history and a personal journey that traces the path of American gun ownership culture from the Revolution to today. It recounts how the country has lived with guns from the flintlock hung over the fireplace to the concealed-carry, laser-sighted Glock semiautomatic pistol tucked away in the hidden pocket of a mom’s purse.

Hopalong Cassidy has received a message from the dead. Answering an urgent appeal for help from fellow cowpuncher Pete Melford, he rides in only to discover that his old friend has been murdered and the ranch Pete left to his niece, Cindy Blair, has vanished without a trace. Hopalong may have arrived too late to save Pete, but his sense of loyalty and honor demands that he find that cold-blooded killers and return to Cindy what is rightfully hers. Colonel Justin Tredway, criminal kingpin of the town of Kachina, is the owner of the sprawling Box T ranch, and he has built his empire with a shrewd and ruthless determination. In search of Pete’s killers and Cindy’s ranch, Hopalong signs on at the Box T, promising to help get Tredway’s wild cattle out of the rattler-infested brush. But in the land of mesquite and black chaparral, Cassidy confronts a mystery as hellish as it is haunting—a bloody trail that leads to the strange and forbidding Babylon plateau, to $60,000 in stolen gold, and to a showdown with an outlaw who has already cheated death once . . . and is determined to do it again.

The author, a veteran police officer and training instructor, explores cases of police fatalities to determine the most common contributory procedural errors. Brooks calls these 'the deadly errors'. They are failure to maintain proficiency and care of equipment, improper search and use of handcuffs, failure to position oneself properly, and failure to watch suspects' hands. Failure to remain alert and awake, failure to wait for assistance, and preoccupation and apathy are also common dangers.

Cole Sanborn has a notorious reputation and seems to be the culprit behind the robbery of the K&J Express train. Rather than hide out, Cole casually hangs out in plain view of the town of Jonesboro knowing someone impersonated him. In fact, he volunteers to help Sheriff Magruder solve the case. He soon finds the town and its officials under the thumb of power hungry Chet Radbourne....

This is the continuation of Jim Coleman's inner battle with his morals to decide what is right and wrong. Jim had spent most of his teen years in parochial schools, and he can't get out of his mind what the nuns taught him. The worst commandment to break is "Thou Shall Not Kill." He has been sent on "temporary duty" to a top secret unit of the CIA, which only the most powerful and influential men in Washington know about. Jim has been designated as the number one assassin, and this takes him to the most difficult assignments in Southeast Asia. As his unit progresses, each mission becomes more difficult and dangerous with Jim, and his unit of five is in North Vietnam more than most. As time comes closer to the United States getting into the war, Jim's unit, along with all the other units, is assigned to rescue to down pilots on the border of North Vietnam and China. This mission, as dangerous as it is, could be the end of all the assassins assigned to the CIA.

Following the murder of boxer Tyler Jeffries during a high-profile match, ex-show girl Martha Chainey is offered $250,000 to recover stolen money for casino owner Victoria DeGault, thrusting her into a frenzy of greed and betrayal.