The Personal Protection Handbook: A Comprehensive Training Manual for Handgun, Shotgun & Rifle - Couverture souple

Breure, Leonard

 
9781418401474: The Personal Protection Handbook: A Comprehensive Training Manual for Handgun, Shotgun & Rifle
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ISBN 10 : 1418401471 ISBN 13 : 9781418401474
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2004

Synopsis

Take a look at the headlines ofany major newspaper and you can tell that these are difficult times. Turn onCNN and you'll hear reports of wars and terrorist attacks. It doesn't take muchto convince people that their safety is in jeopardy. With official resourcesspread so thin, more and more, people are taking the responsibility for theirown safety. For many, the first step in doing so is to consider a firearm aspart of the solution.Just as owning a piano doesn'tmake you a musician, simply owning a firearm doesn't make you prepared todefend yourself or your family. There are legal and ethical responsibilities aswell as a host of practical issues to take into consideration. In addition, thedynamics of a life or death encounter demand the proper mind set, tacticalskills and shooting ability if you hope to survive.Increasingly, those in themilitary and law enforcement communities are also looking to supplement theirofficial training. As time and finances run short, agencies are often forced tocut all but mandatory training. This leaves officers and military personnel todeal with rapidly increasing threats using reduced skills and confidence intheir survivability. Constantly, these professionals face the need to spendtheir own time and money to obtain the training that they need to accomplishtheir missions.The goal of this manual is to laya solid foundation on which to build a lifestyle anchored by protection andsafety. With the objective of giving the individual control of his or herimmediate environment, this foundation can be combined with hands-on trainingand diligent practice, to provide a real sense of security for you and thoseyou seek to protect.It should be stressed that amanual such as this is only the first step in this process. The principles,tactics and skills taught here MUST be developed through professional trainingthat is grounded in the real world. At all costs, you should avoid any trainingthat is based on the concepts gleaned from target shooting, so

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Biographie de l'auteur

As a professional, who for over25 years has made his living on a daily basis with a weapon, Len Breure takes seriously the tactics and techniques that workin the real world. Attached you will find a brief description of hiscredentials.Len has had the opportunity tocollect a host of training, experience and awards. These include military"Expert" ratings with the 1911A1 pistol, M-16 assault rifle, M-203 grenadelauncher, M-60 machine gun & M-14 battle rifle. Add to that instructorcertification, as both an Infantry and Military Police Weapons Instructor andyou will have a solid foundation to build on for training and experience withSpecial Response Teams and Anti-Terrorist Operations. He was also able to roundout his military career with Sniper Training, shooting on the Army Rifle Teamand serving on a Mobile Training Team.Early in his law enforcementcareer, Len was given the opportunity to become a firearms instructor. That ledto becoming the Range Master of the county's police academy, responsible forall the weapons training for the 19 agencies within the county. These dutiesprogressed to positions as an Instructor Trainer for the New Jersey PoliceTraining Commission, Special Response Team Instructor and Emergency ServicesCoordinator for his police department. He has also had the opportunityto accumulate a number of degrees and honors in the academic realm. GraduatingSumma Cum Laude three times, Len holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in CriminalJustice, a Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Management and a DoctorateDegree in Criminal Justice Education.Over the years Len Breure has been involved in numerous types of firearmscompetition, earning N.R.A. expert ratings in High Power Rife and PracticalPistol, I.P.S.C. AA class rating and U.S. Army Excellence in Competition medalsfor both rifle and pistol. This pales in comparison, however, to having "seenthe elephant" as Col. Jeff Cooper would say, on several occasions.Len has also had the opportunityto train under (or

Présentation de l'éditeur

Take a look at the headlines ofany major newspaper and you can tell that these are difficult times. Turn onCNN and you'll hear reports of wars and terrorist attacks. It doesn't take muchto convince people that their safety is in jeopardy. With official resourcesspread so thin, more and more, people are taking the responsibility for theirown safety. For many, the first step in doing so is to consider a firearm aspart of the solution.Just as owning a piano doesn'tmake you a musician, simply owning a firearm doesn't make you prepared todefend yourself or your family. There are legal and ethical responsibilities aswell as a host of practical issues to take into consideration. In addition, thedynamics of a life or death encounter demand the proper mind set, tacticalskills and shooting ability if you hope to survive.Increasingly, those in themilitary and law enforcement communities are also looking to supplement theirofficial training. As time and finances run short, agencies are often forced tocut all but mandatory training. This leaves officers and military personnel todeal with rapidly increasing threats using reduced skills and confidence intheir survivability. Constantly, these professionals face the need to spendtheir own time and money to obtain the training that they need to accomplishtheir missions.The goal of this manual is to laya solid foundation on which to build a lifestyle anchored by protection andsafety. With the objective of giving the individual control of his or herimmediate environment, this foundation can be combined with hands-on trainingand diligent practice, to provide a real sense of security for you and thoseyou seek to protect.It should be stressed that amanual such as this is only the first step in this process. The principles,tactics and skills taught here MUST be developed through professional trainingthat is grounded in the real world. At all costs, you should avoid any trainingthat is based on the concepts gleaned from target shooting, so

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1418401471
ISBN 13 
9781418401474
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Nombre de pages
224
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