{"product_id":"the-weight-we-carry-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerald Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967628209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Kyle Fisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537390432437,"sku":"9781967628209","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_72646ca3-b6fd-4d0f-b105-ad7afb02e8b7.jpg?v=1779169337","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-weight-we-carry-9781967628209","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}