{"product_id":"9781967628209","title":"The Weight We Carry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Weight We Carry\u003c\/em\u003e is a textbook on firearm safety. It addresses the responsibility of concealed carry and presents strategies and exercises for de-escalation. \u003cem\u003eThe Weight We Carry \u003c\/em\u003eis a complete training manual with firing range drills to perfect precise aim and purposeful draw so gun owners feel empowered and capable. The book emphasizes mental discipline and de-escalation to resolve conflict interpersonally, even in high-stress situations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time concealed carry entered my life, firearms were nothing new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI understood safety. I knew how to shoot. I'd spent enough time around guns to respect them without romanticizing them. They weren't mysterious or intimidating-they were tools. Serious ones, but familiar. That part wasn't the leap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrying one on my body, every day, in public?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwning firearms is about capability. Concealed carry is about judgment. And those are not the same skill sets, even if they share some vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI didn't wake up one morning and decide I needed to carry because I suddenly felt unsafe. Life was good. Stable. Predictable. Which, as it turns out, is exactly when responsibility starts whispering instead of shouting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emerald Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078516584689,"sku":"9781967628209","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781967628209_p0.jpg?v=1776982695","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781967628209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}