Resumo de Unintended Consequences

Unintended Consequences is the story of Henry Bowman,
a man who grew up in a different America
than exists today. In Henry's childhood, personal freedoms still exist,
political correctness doesn't, and personal responsibility is the mark of
a man. Henry is a member of America?s
gun culture, the sizeable majority of Americans who enjoy shooting and skill at
arms. He is also one of the few persons licensed by the U.S.
government to deal in Class III firearms (machine guns, silencers, and various
other restricted weapons). Various incidents from Henry's childhood are
recounted in a straightforward, easy-to-read style.

His relationship with Walter Bowman, his father, is explored
to give the reader a sense of the basis for Henry's personality and morals. His
father's service in World War II is recounted in some detail, along with the
intertwined story of Irwin Mann, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto. Mann?s and
Walter Bowman?s histories become linked when the elder Bowman marries Mann?s
sister (the sole survivor of the Holocaust out of her entire family).

Ross? main female character is Cindy Caswell, an unfortunate
young woman who is abused at home, kidnapped off a city street, and finally
escapes her captors. She eventually meets Henry when her alcohol problem can no
longer be denied. Cindy meets Henry at a local self-defense class that Henry
teaches.

Another major character is Ray Johnson, a lawyer who wins a
large settlement for an indigent client. He takes his share of the settlement
and moves to Africa, where he spends the next thirty
years. His return to the United States
provides an eye-opening glimpse at just how the U.S.
has changed for the worse. The explanation of just how severely the average U.S.
citizen is taxed by his government is, unfortunately, far too accurate.

This story is set against the 1990?s, where the U.S.
government began making blatant attempts to further erode the
Constitution. The Waco
incident, the Ruby Ridge shootings, as well as many lesser-known examples of
abuse of authority provide a historical backdrop to this story that enhances
its credibility. The reader is left wondering where the story leaves off and
history begins. Finally, an incident that embarrasses a government official
results in a raid of Bowman?s residence that alters his life, and the future of
a nation, forever.

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