Leonard M. Breure

The Personal Protection Handbook: a Comprehensive Training Manual for Handgun, Shotgun & Rifle Leonard M. Breure 1st edition

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