Is it possible to aim in a gunfight?This question represents a long-standing, often bitter, area of controversy in the firearms and tactical training community.In Hitting in Combat, former naval officer and close protection security operative Dustin Salomon, author of the acclaimed book Building Shooters: Applying Neuroscience Research to Tactical Training Design and Training Delivery (2016), performs the most definitive analysis of the subject conducted to date.Salomon applies his decades of experience in both training and operations with the latest in cutting-edge brain science to step outside the emotion and controversy that is frequently associated with debate over this topic. He examines the origins of point shooting training methodology, explores how different methods of training impact real-world performance, and explains how, ultimately, both sides of this argument are right, as well as the implications this has for instructor liability and the future of tactical firearms training.The book also contains a thorough examination of common talking points on both sides of the issue, along with a series of recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of firearms training that is intended to prepare students for armed combat.This ground-breaking work should be considered mandatory reading for all firearms, tactics, and self-defense instructors, as well as every aspiring to advanced tactical shooter.Everyone who cares about winning gunfights should read Hitting in Combat.

Building Shooters is not just another book about firearms training; it applies the principles of cutting-edge brain science directly to the challenges facing today's law enforcement officers, police trainers, military and others who require clinical tactical skills in environments that demand expert level decision-making.

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While much has been written about instinct shooting with long guns, very little had been published on doing so with a handgun until this publication. Written by a pioneering author of the concept, Instinct Combat Shooting: Defensive Handgunning for Police, now in its fourth edition, is not about winning target shooting competitions, but purports surviving real-life firefights by examining testimonies of shootout survivors and carefully analyzing firefights that prove shooting instinctively is not only crucially fast, but also equally accurate. The book defines instinctive combat shooting as: "The act of operating a handgun by focusing on the target, as opposed to the sights, and instinctively coordinating the hand and mind to cause the handgun to discharge at a time and point that ensures interception of the projectile with the target." The concepts behind instinct combat shooting discussed in this book are now being integrated into some of the most progressive police academies in the United States and around the world. New chapters provide valuable material dispelling myths on indexing, laser sights, and other trick-shooting methods. Intended to help officers survive close-quarter combat conditions, Instinct Combat Shooting is an essential tool for police looking to improve their close-range shooting skills and enhance their firefight survival.

While a current topic of front-page national discussion, gun safety is a timeless, critically important topic. This is one of the only books ever written that is completely dedicated to it. Most firearms users are introduced to guns and shooting by friends and family. This book will help experienced gun owners improve their firearms safety, communicate more effectively with non-shooters, and safely, effectively pass their knowledge to those who wish to learn. Providing access to robust educational materials on the topic of firearms safety, developing a positive firearms culture, and safe, effective firearms mentorship is a responsibility for any sporting goods or firearms retailer. In Building Shooters, former naval officer and firearms trainer Dustin Salomon explained how professional firearms instructors can apply modern brain-science to improve training outcomes. Now, drawing both on scientific research and on his own decades of experience as a trainer, he demonstrates how firearms enthusiasts can apply these same principles to effectively pass their knowledge, skill, and passion on to others. Mentoring Shooters is a conversational, easy-to-read guide that includes detailed information on firearms safety, the principles of learning, teaching firearms skills, a sample curriculum, and more. The information in this book will take any gun owners mentoring skills to the next level.

Becoming Shooters, is specifically written for new gun owners. It breaks down the most important aspect of gun ownership--gun safety--into the simplest, yet most complete guide to the subject currently in print, including a detailed and comprehensive approach to firearms safety with children in the home.The book also explains in layman's terms how the human brain learns, why this matters, and how to leverage this knowledge to your advantage as a new gun owner who is seeking knowledge. It explains the unique (and critical) factors related to gun training that make it unlike any other subject you have ever learned.Salomon also lays out a wealth of insight into the landscape of the industry that will benefit every new gun owner, or person newly interested in expanding his or her existing knowledge and skill. This includes considerations for training, the pros and cons of different training structures, what to look for (and avoid) in an instructor, things to consider when defining and prioritizing goals, a sample curriculum for developing self-defense skills, a discussion on tactics and more.

"Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea recasts the gun debate by showing its importance to the future of democracy and the modern regulatory state. Until now, gun rights advocates had effectively co-opted the language of liberty and democracy and made it their own. This book is an important first step in demonstrating how reasonable gun control is essential to the survival of democracy and ordered liberty." ---Saul Cornell, Ohio State University When gun enthusiasts talk about constitutional liberties guaranteed by the Second Amendment, they are referring to freedom in a general sense, but they also have something more specific in mind---freedom from government oppression. They argue that the only way to keep federal authority in check is to arm individual citizens who can, if necessary, defend themselves from an aggressive government. In the past decade, this view of the proper relationship between government and individual rights and the insistence on a role for private violence in a democracy has been co-opted by the conservative movement. As a result, it has spread beyond extreme militia groups to influence state and national policy. In Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea, Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson set the record straight. They challenge the proposition that more guns equal more freedom and expose Insurrectionism as a true threat to freedom in the United States today. Joshua Horwitz received a law degree from George Washington University and is currently a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Casey Anderson holds a law degree from Georgetown University and is currently a lawyer in private practice in Washington, D.C.