Rating: 
Summary: THIS BOOK IS A MASTERPIECE
Review: Though I may not have the experience and insights into
the "gun culture" that Mr. Ross has, it is still quite
apparent that this country is headed for disaster.
What will the government do when it runs out of "free
money" handouts? This book projects a scenario that is
not far from happening. You may not be comfortable
with the picture that this book paints of our future.
All Americans should read this book, and understand
what has been done to us in smoke-filled rooms and
behind closed doors.
Rating:
Summary: INCREDIBLE !!!!
Review: This book reads like it is speaking from your own heart.
It may haunt you long after you've finished reading it.
You may also never again look at the world in quite the
same way. Few books written have this subtle power, dimension and
sustaining vision. It will teach you of an America that
we have all but lost, and may never see again.
Mr. Ross - The message in this great work has reached us.
Thankyou so much.
Rating:
Summary: WOW!
Review: Take the very best of Ayn Rand, mix with twenty percent of Thomas Jefferson for that texture of realpolitik, add a dash of Harold Robbins to give it that spicy, sexy seasoning, then wrap it all in the very best Tom Clancy style and cook in the slow heat of word of mouth advertising on the internet. You have a novel that becomes a runaway best seller and changes the way that a country thinks. Congratulations to Mr. Ross for writing what may be the best novel I have ever read, and I am a voracious reader.
Rating:
Summary: A WAKEUP CALL TO ALL AMERICANS
Review: I just finished this book 2 minutes ago. I'm still in shock. I believe anyone who still believes in a free society should buy several and pass them out to friends and family for christmas. I bought two after reading the review. The book lived up to everything the reviews said about it. This book belongs on the desk of every legislator in the country: RIGHT NOW! John Ross "hit the nail on the head" with the concerns of all the people who see that their rights are being stripped away in the name of a "safer" society. You will learn alot from this book. I got mine 4 days after ordering, so there's still time to get yours for the holidays. READ THIS BOOK!!
Rating:
Summary: Ayn Rand meets the Second Amendment...Freedom Prevails!!!!
Review: Ayn Rand has been reincarnated as John Ross and this time the Second Amendment becomes the Holy Grail. This is the best historical fiction...past, present, and maybe future...that I have read in fifteen years. If you liked "The Fountainhead" and then "Atlas Shrugged", then do no miss reading "Unintended Consequences". The mainstream media will not like this book. Certain elements of the federal government will not like this book. Those are two of the better reasons you should read it and read it soon.
Buy two copies of this one. Keep one for yourself and share the other one with everyone you know. Ross has done his homework for this one. Not only has he written this book, but I get the feeling that he has lived a good portion of it too.
The second amendment is the one with teeth. If it is defanged the rest of our constitution will be a lot of barking and not much of that. Sarah Brady be warned...this is the gun lobby on steroids!!! Thanks Mr. Ross.
Rating: 
Summary: Most people don't understand the nature of government.
Review: Though Ross's book focuses primarily on twentieth centuryUnited States relative to gun culture/gun laws/gun related technology& history, the point of the book is much larger. The point is, if I may be so bold, that governments by nature will aggregate more authority and more power unless held in check by the populace. This holds true for ALL governments since the advent of history, religiously based, constitutionally based etc. It has been only since the advent of the firearm that individuals and groups of individuals have had the real, effective means to hold governmental tendencies in check. Note that there have been NO national governments which remained democratic long after the populace was disarmed. The framers of the U.S. Constitution were brilliant to recognize the historical inevitibility of governmental power aggregation, and, in the Bill of Rights codified several amendments to assure that the means to limit central government power were allowed. THIS is the point of the book. Whether you are, or are not, a part of the "gun culture", is not relevent. What is relevant is that "risks" untertaken by a society that follows the spirit and letter of the Constituion (or similar document in another country), ie, an armed society, are significantly less than a society that trusts the government to remain beneficent over the long haul.
Rating:
Summary: A highly important and extremely well-written novel.
Review: This is an astonishing book. First of all, it is a
technically-oriented action thriller in the best tradition
of Tom Clancy. However, Ross is a better writer than
Clancy. Where Clancy paints his images in black-and-
white, Ross' are in color. Secondly, the book is a detailed picture of the "gun culture" in the U.S. The
entire history of federal gun control legislation is
documented, as are the abuses of federal law enforcement
agencies. Highly recommended.
Rating:
Summary: AN ABSOLUTE MUST-READ
Review: Note--I have no connection with anyone involved in the
creation or publication of this novel.
I bought this book at the Dallas Gun Show in March, following a recommendation by a friend. It was a $28.95 investment, so you can imagine it was a solid recommendation. I got a lot for my money. UC is a hardback running 861 pages, and there's a lot of print per page. It is published by Accurate Press, St Louis, Missouri.
If you are the impatient type, understand this:
READ THIS BOOK NOW! BUY IT FOR EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE GUN CULTURE. IMPERFECT THOUGH IT MAY BE, THIS ONE COULD REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Excuse my shouting. This is easily the best novel about the gun culture I have ever read. I don't agree with all of it, but it includes an informed, logical and passionate statement of everything I have ever wanted to express about bureaucracy and the loss of personal freedom.
The novel covers the period from 1906 to 'The Present day' (which is actually the period of office of the next President of the USA).
John Ross has read his 'How to Write a Novel' books. In a
contemporary style the book describes how, even during the golden age
of America (pick your own dates), freedom has been jeopardised.
Through reconstruction of the events surrounding the passing of the
gun laws in 1934, 1968 and 1986, Ross illuminates the encroachment of
the freedom of all Americans.
The present day harrassment of dealers and owners of restricted weapons: machine guns, suppressors, and short-barrelled long arms by the ATF, is documented in immense detail. Some firearm owners may feel this doesn't concern them, but it does. The restricted weapons' owners are just at the bleeding edge of bureaucratic totalitarianism. Waco, Ruby Ridge and a number of other atrocities are told with considerable attention to detail. The author makes no pretence of putting together a 'balanced view', rather making the case against the ATF with the precision of a high court prosecutor.
The result anticipated by Ross is a bloody one. As with all revolutions, large and small, the innocent suffer with the guilty. Revolutionaries incite and anticipate revolutionary fervour in the general population. With the inertia of a large number of well-fed people to overcome, innocent blood is going to be shed. To his credit, Ross does not shirk this issue. The reader must make up his own mind. Be assured you will find no racism, homophobia or religious fundamentalism in Ross' arguments.
There is some kinky sex, although this seems more at the advice of Ross' literary agent than due to any real need within the book. The dust jacket is similarly lurid. Politics and history apart, this book should be read for its arcana of
firearms' matters. Here you will find good information on:
-body armor;
-machine gun mechanisms;
-suppressor technology;
-long range rifle shooting;
-dangerous game hunting, and many other topics.
I learned a lot, and I've been reading about firearms for twenty years. If I wasn't living in Switzerland, I'd buy a case of these books and give them away as Christmas, birthday and retirement presents to everyone I know.
Rating: 
Summary: THE BOOK, AND REVIEWERS' COMMENTS.
Review: Up until late 1995, our house, Accurate Press, published only technical and non-fiction works. At that time, we made the decision to publish John Ross' novel UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, which was quite a stretch for us as this hardcover is 861 pages long. It was our hope that this book would do for our firm what Clancy's HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER did for the Naval Institute Press. Like us, NIP had previously published only non-fiction, and RED OCTOBER became their largest seller ever.
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES is already the biggest seller we have ever had, it is well into its second printing, and sales are increasing every week. Several points are in order: 2: This is a controversial book. Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and Library Journal all claim that they review books with commercial potential. Though UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES sold out its first print run in 4 months with no advertising, all three of these entities refuse to review it. Many libraries refuse to buy it (though most will take it as a donation), and many distributors refuse to stock it and will only special-order. That is the reason for the long waits you are sometimes quoted. The following are some reviewers'comments about the book:
"Magnificent...will terrify and appall jackbooted stormtroopers everywhere, and even more so the whimpering media geeks who squat to lick those boots." --Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph.
"This is the most disturbing book I have ever read. That said, it ranks only below Holy Scripture as required reading...the most frightening novel ever written about a federal bureaucracy spun totally out of control." --Peter Kokalis, editor of Fighting Firearms.
"That rarest of thrillers: a dynamic story with overwhelming national significance which requires no suspension of disbelief... you will not be able to put it down." --The Special Forces Resister.
"What Harriet Beecher Stowe did in 1853 [showing the horrors of slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin] John Ross has done for today's struggle for individual freedom...Read it!" --Aaron Zelman, Executive Director, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.
"Finally, a modern novel of liberty to rival Rand's Atlas Shrugged...a masterwork." --Vin Suprynowicz, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
"The most important work of fiction I have read in over a decade." --Dr. Edgar Suter, Chairman of Doctors for Integrity in Policy Research.
"Describes the scenario I've been worrying about for ten years...that damn Ross wrote my book!" --Col. James Jeffries III, the federal prosecutor responsible for convicting Spiro Agnew. Jeffries is now in private practice defending Constitutional issues.
Rating:
Summary: Definitely a Must-Read
Review: Well, I finished it, and if anything, it got better. One of those too-rare experiences of getting so caught up in a book
that you almost mourn when it's over. Truly thought-provoking.
The gun culture and the "control" culture may be on a real collision
course in America. Anyone who wants to understand the clash
of cultures better should read Unintended Consequences. Ross
is also quite a fine novelist, quite apart from his command of
the subject matter. UC is a real page-turner, with excellent
plotting, pacing, and character development. I would have
happily read another 850 pages!
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