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Tactical Rifle: The Precision Tool For Urban Police Operations | 
 enlarge | Author: Gabriel Suarez
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 398899
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1581600496
Dewey Decimal Number: 307
EAN: 9781581600490
ASIN: 1581600496
Publication Date: November 1999
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Product Description
In a highly publicized February 1997 shootout, two rifle-wielding thugs managed to outgun LAPD officers armed only with handguns after a botched North Hollywood bank robbery. It was not until responding SWAT officers armed with rifles arrived on the scene that the suspects were finally neutralized, but not without police casualties. Though not the first incidence of police officers being outmatched by criminals' superior firepower, this one was pivotal in bringing about a serious re-examination of the use of the rifle for urban law enforcement. In this book, Gabriel Suarez, founder and senior tactical instructor of his department's Tactical Rifle Team, exposes the myths that have long kept the rifle from being considered for use in urban policing. In addition, he details the many advantages the rifle affords the inner city police officer or SWAT operator in a wide range of deployment situations and presents innovative techniques that are replacing the "traditional" ones among agencies that have adopted the rifle. As we progress into the 21st century, the rifle is likely to become an increasingly integral part of the police officer's tool bag. This book will serve as a valuable guide to police tactical riflemen, making their jobs easier and safer as they make the criminal's job more difficult and hazardous.
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 Real-world tactics for Law Enforcement! January 14, 2007
This is an excellent basic training manual for law enforcement officers desiring to include the rifle in their tactical "toolbox". Concentating on the AR-15/M-16 system, Mr. Suarez gives a good basic overview of modern tactical rifle training and requirements. I am the firearms instructor for my department, and have found all of Mr. Suarez' books to be of great use in teaching my people. I am eagerly awaiting Mr. Suarez' upcoming book on the AK47 weapons system.
Excellent training guide! January 3, 2007
Gabriel Suarez has yet again shown you in a practical way the best usage for the Tactical Rifle, I gained a vast amount of knowledge from this book that allowed me to sharpen and hone my skills with a carbine. Highly recomended to anyone that uses or will be using a rifle in a Tactical situation.
Tactical Rifle March 18, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good book. Good tactical basics. It supplemented a tactical rifle course I taught recently. I would go in more detail and cover more on basic marksmanship.
Straight Forward February 25, 2005
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Whether or not you agree with Suarez's political veiws, this book is nothing more than a technical manual on how to kill human beings with a 5.56mm carbine. Whether you do it for your country, in self defense or as a leisure time activity is the reader's own business.
 Solid, but not very detailed March 14, 2004
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the second book by Gabe Suarez, who has become a leading figure in realm of defensive shooting. The backround Suarez has in law enforcement is very visible in the book, more so than is his newer books. But then, the book is aimed more towards law enforcement agencies than private citizens.The book is intermediate level. It does cover the basics, like different firing positions, and principles of marksmanship, but it does not treat the subjects in enough detail to enable its use as basic textbook. On the other hand, there is not much of the advanced stuff, either. Major portion of the book is devoted to different shooting positions, carry and ready positions and deploying the rifle from sling-arms. Each of the subjects are handled with aid of very good and clear photographs. Although there is not very much text in these chapters, the pictures make it easy to understand what Suarez is teaching. There is also some stiff on zeroing the rifle, low light operations, shooting on the move, reloading and clearing malfunctions, and so on. The gun-specific techniques are explained for AR-15, because it is the most common rifle in police use, but for the most part the techniques presented are not gun-specific. To sum it up, this is a good but not very detailed study on use of rifle in police operations. It's very easy to read and the techniques presented seem very realistic. The main drawback is the lack of detail.
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