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The Law Enforcement Book of Weapons, Ammunition, and Training Procedures: Handguns, Rifles, and Shotguns

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The name of Mason Williams still resonates with authority among serious students of weaponry and weaponcraft, particularly under a law enforcement perspective. For that reason alone, this book is an invaluable addition to one's library. It is loaded with doctrine, equipment recommendations, training programs and deployment procedures; all quite practical -at the time!- information that could very well serve as essential reference not only for the individual officer, but for a whole department. By today's standards, the information is still useful provided that the reader does not take it as gospel but as a building block of knowledge.

Having said that, however, more practically-oriented readers should look elsewhere. The 31 years passed since the book's publication have been a time of steadfast evolution and a few revolutions in police training and indoctrination -e.g, check Mason's opinions regarding shooting a suspect-, not all positive for sure, but very much real nevertheless.