Unintended Consequences is a novel by author John Ross, published by Accurate Press. The story chronicles the history of the gun culture, gun rights and gun control in the United States from the early 1900s through the late 1990s. Although it is a work of fiction, the story is heavily laced with accurate historical information, including real-life figures who play minor supporting roles. The novel also features unusually detailed and intricate facts, figures and explanations of many firearms-related topics.
The story hinges upon the enactment and subsequent unintended consequences of several important pieces of U.S. gun control legislation: the National Firearms Act of 1934, the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986, and the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. The Assault Weapons Importation Ban enacted by Presidential Executive Order in 1989 also figures prominently in the story.
Its thesis is that enough bullying by what, rightly or wrongly, is widely perceived as a hostile outside occupation government will inevitably end in revolt if the area involved is large enough and has a separate enough culture, and that this revolt will be undefeatable if the rebels use very-low-tech "leaderless resistance."
There is enough actual history to make the book informative, enough technical detail to let one know that the author actually knows a thing or two about guns, and enough of a story-line to make the book entertaining.
The missive line that most readers carry away that identifies them as a wink and nod fan is "
It's time to feed the hogs."
If you've ever wondered whether or not you could get fired up over the incremental erosion of Americans rights under the 2nd Amendment, read the book and then try tell me that you still think that you can sit on the fence.
It provokes enough honest thought to earn it's solid position as a cult favorite.
