Veteran police officer Michael Conti presents the first complete coverage of chemical agents and equipment from the perspective of a street cop. In one comprehensive volume, readers can quickly and easily find pertinent information about modern chemical agents, how they are deployed, their effects and state-of-the-art protective gear. It includes the most common chemical agent weapons (from OC spray to gas launchers to thermal fogging systems), specialty impact munitions and military-class chemical agent weapons (from blood and blister agents to deadly nerve agents), as well as a concise history of their development and use. This allows the reader to better understand the role these devices have played in the past and the role they may play in the coming years, both by law enforcement agencies and terrorist organizations. This is a must-read for law enforcement, military and security personnel, or anyone with a responsibility for, or concern about, the use of chemical agents. Especially timely now is the section on how to ensure personal safety in the event of a chemical attack.
Mike Conti is a veteran police officer, trainer, and author.
He is also the director of Saber Group, Inc., a private training and consulting services company he founded in 1997.
In 2006, Conti formed Saber Press, a subsidiary of Saber Group, Inc., to enable him to provide critical information directly to the law enforcement and professional training communities.
"Police Pistolcraft" (released by Saber Press in 2006) and "The Officer's Guide to Police Pistolcraft" (released November 2009) are the first two offerings from Saber Press. Both are based upon the "New Paradigm of Police Firearms Training" system that Conti researched and established in 2000.
The original "Police Pistolcraft" details the reality-based New Paradigm training program from the perspective of the instructor. "The Officer's Guide" on the other hand, is intended to serve as a police pistolcraft "bible" for both the novice and veteran line officer.
Both books have been well received by the professional law enforcement and training communities.
More information is available at the SGI website (www.sabergroup.com).
