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Now available from SABER PRESS! BEYOND PEPPER SPRAY: The Complete Guide to Chemical Agents, Delivery Systems, and Protective Masks Written by Mike Conti, Director of Saber Group, Inc. Published by Paladin Press, 2002 From the Publisher: This book could not have come at a better time. In Beyond Pepper Spray, veteran police officer and author Michael Conti presents an in-depth guide to modern chemical agents, how they are deployed, their effects and state-of-the-art gear to protect against them. Beyond Pepper Spray 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 or weapons. Especially timely now is the section on how to ensure personal safety in the event of a chemical attack.
Specifications: 8 1/2 x 11, photos, illus., softcover, 256 pp. ISBN
1-58160-291-X
Price: $34.95
FOREWORD BY GILBERT DUVERNAY We haven’t had a comprehensive book on the use of chemical munitions since Thomas Swearengen’s classic book Tear Gas Munitions, or since Rex Applegate gave us the book Riot Control, which many consider to be the definitive work of its type. Colonel Applegate was in the process of rewriting his book to bring it up to date with the many technical advancements in the field when he passed away. It is unfortunate that the Colonel never finished that project. The landscape of the law enforcement chemical munitions world has changed drastically since both Applegate and Swearengen made their contributions. We must now be more concerned about litigation resulting from our use of chemicals as an aid to resolving violent confrontations than ever before. Occupational safety and environmental issues that previous authors never imagined now concern even the smallest agency that seeks the tremendous advantages of using these tools. It is hard to overestimate the effect of the development of oleoresin capsicum products on tactics, dissemination methods and even the public perception of the use of chemicals in law enforcement. While many of today’s products would be very familiar to an officer of the 1960’s, the 1950’s, or even the 1940’s, many others bear little resemblance to anything used by our predecessors in this challenging field. By the same token, many of the products that they accepted have been eliminated as experience showed them to be difficult or even excessively dangerous to use. The situation is vastly changed since those great contributions of the past and now the need again exists for a book that puts it all in perspective. Mike’s book fills that need. It is a well-researched modern guide for today’s peace officer in the selection, use, clean up and disposal of law enforcement chemical agents. It will be an often-used resource for anyone with responsibility, or an interest, in this field.
Gilbert
DuVernay
REVIEW BY RALPH MROZ BEYOND PEPPER SPRAY is MSP Firearms Training Unit Director Mike Conti's second book for Paladin, and it covers a subject that needs covering. As MLEFIAA President Bert DuVernay says in his introduction: "We haven’t had a comprehensive book on the use of chemical munitions since Thomas Swearengen’s classic book Tear Gas Munitions, or Col. Rex Applegate's Riot Control... Mike’s book fills this need. It is a well-researched modern guide... It will be an often-used resource..." That pretty much sums up this excellent work. This is indeed a comprehensive guide - 236 8.5"X11" pages provide a grounding and basic knowledge of all aspects of the field. Chapters are devoted to: safety, chemical weapon overviews, methods of delivery, various types of grenades and projectiles, specialty-impact munitions, aerosol subject restraint sprays, fog generators, compressed gas systems, gas launchers, tactical deployment considerations, masks, maintenance and training curricula. Three appendices cover additional detailed material. This will undoubtedly be the basic reference on the subject for many years, and Mike's crisp, clear writing style is easy to read. I recommend this book to all firearms instructors, even if you don't presently teach chemical munitions. As less-lethal technologies become more and more important in our field, at least a basic knowledge of the spectrum of them will become necessary.
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