Bio Info On The Author.

Well, police and others question things, and some like credentials.

However, when you are dealing with innovation and advancement, credentials attesting to past learned behaviors may not be of that much value.

That is because traditional/institutionalized practices and behaviors can be almost insurmountable obstacles to advancement, and particularly in the world of the gun which deals with life and death matters, and is steeped in military history, dogma, and tradition.

Additionally, "experts" who have taught, and continue to teach the "wrong" shooting methods as proven by scientific investigation and studies, can be expected to slam any upstart who questions their behavior. And their associates can be expected out of fellowship, to do the same.

I acknowlege that. However, it does not change the facts.

So, who am I?

I am not a gun expert, Guru, or LEO. I just object to current Police casualty rates, and shooting methods that don't work when they should.

I have been involved in the area of CQB shooting since 1997, and have had several articles on the subject area of Point Shooting, published in police publications such as the: Southern Lawman Magazine, The Backup, American Police Beat, Women Police, Police Magazine, PORAC, The Utah Peace Officer, and The Deputy Sheriff Magazine.

Articles have been published in electronic publications as well.

Here is a list of "paper published" articles that I have copies of plus a few of the electronic sites:

Southern Lawman Magazine - Winter 1998 - Point & Shoot Method - Accuracy at Night or Day

American Police Beat - Sept 1999 - Point Shooting, the evolution of survival training...

The Backup Article Archives 10/1/1999 - Point and Shoot - Accuracy at Night or Day

Women Police - Winter 1999-2000 - Point Shooting - The Next Step in the Evolution of Survival Shooting?

American Police Beat - June 2000 - Sitting Ducks Current training programs fall short

PoliceOnce.com Training Article 9/3/2000 - Point and Shoot - Accuracy at Night or Day

R.P.P.S.O.A. Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers Association - 10/2000 - Why Sight Shooting Fails in Real Shootings

American Police Beat - Oct 2000 - Does anyone use their sights?

The Green Line - Pennsylvania - Winter 2000 - The Failure of Sight Shooting

PORAC - Nov 2000 - Fight Or Flight Response Situation Examined - Why Sight shooting fails in real life or death scenarios

Cuff 'N Stuff 11/17/2000 - The Internal Newsletter of the Wise County Sheriff's Office - Why Sight Shooting Fails In Real Shootings

Deputy Sheriff Magazine - Fall 2000 - Why Sight Shooting Fails In Real Shootings

The Utah Peace Officer - Winter 2000 - Why Sight Shooting Fails In Real Shootings

The Utah Peace Officer - Spring 2001 - Anarchy in 2001

American Police Beat - June 2001 - The "wrist lock grip" may thwart deadly recoil force

American Police Beat - July/Aug 2001 - It's Time to get some hard data on shooting techniques

PORAC Nov 2001 - Alternative Shooting Method Examined - Target focus fighting shooting system and officer survival

Deputy Sheriff Magazine - Summer 2002 - The Central Axis Re-lock Method of Gun-Fighting

Deputy Sheriff Magazine - Spring 2003 - The NYPD SOP 9 Report

www.virginiacops.org (Virginia Cops Org - Web-Site) - NYPD SOP 9 - Analysis Of Police Combat

Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association - Spring 2004 - An Inherent and Fatal Flaw

GlockWorld Magazine Online - Quick Kill by: Robin Brown -AKA- Brownie (Authored by John Veit)

The Illinois Shooter - Summer 2004 - Sight Shooting an Inherent and Fatal Flaw

The Park Law Enforcement Association Newssletter - Winter 2004 - Handgun Design Defect And Remedy (www.parkranger.com)

South Carolina Trooper - Spring/Summer 2005 - Support for the CAR System

www.apbweb.com (American Police Beat - Web-Site 2005) - Support For The CAR System

Ohioans for Concealed Carry - Jul/Aug/Sept 2005 - Point Shooting vs. Sight Shooting Debates - by Robin Brown with John Veit

Deputy Sheriff Magqazine - Fall 2005 - Point Shooting VS Sight Shooting - by Robin Brown with John Veit

www.thearmed citizen (Web-Site) - 2005 - The Mechanics Of Shooting Low And To The Left

Armed Females of Amerca (Web-Site) - 12/2005 - The Mechanics Of Shooting Low And To The Left

www.virginiacops.org (The Virginia Coalition of police & deputy sheriffs - Web-Site) - 2005 - Point Shooting VS Sight Shooting Debates - by Robin Brown with John Veit

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_shooting - 2006 - AIMED Point Shooting or P&S

Backwoodsbound.com - Backwoods Bound - (Web-Site) - Feb 2006 - The Mechanics Of Shooting Low And To The Left

Journal of Modern Combatives - Feb 2006 - Aimed Point Shooting - A Brief Overview

Journal of Modern Combatives - Mar 2006 - Aimed Point Shooting - Part Two - Force on Force Applications

Deputy Sheriff Magazine - Spring 2008 - A Book Review On Michael E. Conti's Police Pistolcraft

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I became interested in this subject area after seeing a 1997 shootout on TV. In it, an officer and a perp were about fifteen feet apart, yet no one was hit.

I was amazed, as I had thought up to that time that the police, gun makers, and trainers had things well in hand and knew what they were doing.

From that video, and a variety of other videos on CQB shootouts, it was clear that was not the case.

I also remembered that way back in 1954, when I was in the US Army in the First Division (The Big Red One), in Germany, and about to make a qualifying shoot with my 45 cal submachine gun (grease gun), that I was told by a WWII Sgt to use my index finger to aim with, and my middle finger to shoot with, when shooting from the hip.

I had never shot that way, but did as I was told to do, and it worked. I was pleasantly suprised to see wood splinters coming off the target's center support, when I shot at it from the hip.

Fast forward to 1997.

I thought why not use that method of shooting, which I call AIMED Point Shooting or P&S, with a pistol.

And so began my modern quest of bringing change to the world of the gun.

Had I known then, what I know now after some seven years into this journey, I may have not ventured out, because upstarts and innovators in the world of the gun, are about as welcome as witches in the Salem of old.

Below are three old photos of me and some patches and ribbons from my Army days.

I was in the 1st Signal Company of the 1st Division, and served a year+ in Germany during the occupation. After 8 weeks of basic infantry training at Fort Ord in Calif, I was sent to Camp Gordon GA for 6 mo hi speed radio operator training. Our radio/teletype van had a ring mounted 50 on it which I got to shoot when we went to the range.

The first picture shows me by a helicopter with a M-1 Carbine in 1954. I got a ride in the helicopter on the way to an Armed Forces Day exhibition. The trip took about an hour. Flew over miles of bombed out buildings which were still empty shells nine years after WWII.

The two others show me with a grease gun without magazine.

I also have put together an E-Book on AIMED Point Shooting or P&S as I call it.

Chapter 7 deals a paper written by Walter J. Dorfner who I consider to the modern day father of AIMED Point Shooting or P&S.

Walter J. Dorfner was the lead firearms instructor of the VSP (now retired and deceased). He learned of me via an early article of mine on Point & Shoot, and he sent me a copy of his paper on the system of Point Shooting that he had developed and experimented with independently.

His paper dealt with the development of what I now call AIMED Point Shooting. His paper provided scientific information and field trial information to back up what was said in the paper.

I made a digest of it, and we both had it published in police publications. Walter had the digest published in the Vermont Trooper as well as other police publications.

I object to folks who now take pot shots at Walter as he was a serious and concerned police professional firearms instructor who recognized what was reality in the area of CQB, and tried to make things better for police and the rest of us.

In terms of guns, I am not a novice, but I also am not a professional. I have shot bb guns, pellet guns, 22's, shotguns, a variety of pistols, 38 snub nose, M1 rifle, M1 carbine, 45 cal submachine gun (grease gun), 30 cal machine gun, ring mounted 50 cal machine gun, 3.5" bazooka, thrown a live handgrenade etc..

I also have assisted in the translation and publication of ten or so books on "classical" handguns.

Some years ago via the internet, a superb Belgian illustrator/author who writes in Belgian, French, and English, enlisted my cooperative help in "Americanizing" his translations of his books on guns with illustrations and pictures, from Belgin and French to English.

I did that to be helpful and as a self learning experience. I tried to Americanize the English.

I have assisted with books on: Luger Producers, DWM Lugers, Luger Models, Luger Mechanical Features, The Nangant, The Savage 1907, Mauser C 96, Post 80 Colt Pistols, Small Caliber Colt's, The Russian Tokarev, and recently, The Colt 1903 "Hammerless".

Gerald Henrotin the author, is much more than a writer about guns, his pictures and drawings, some of which are animated, are superb works of art.

Check out his site: http://www.users.skynet.be/HL-Editions/index.html

If you have web access, click here to visit his site.

His books describe via text, photos, and drawings, how weapons work and how they are dismounted. He also provides lots of info and insights into their history.