The title of the book speaks volumes. At a sporting pistol match they give a trophy to second place. Second place in an actual gunfight doesn't get a trophy, it gets a trip to the hospital or morgue. After making that point, Jordan (a seasoned veteran of many gunfights as a border patrolman) gives a wealth of practical advice on how to survive gunfights.
The book is aimed at law enforcement officers, and it focuses on the use of the revolver. When Jordan wrote, most officers carried revolvers. Times and technology have changed, but the human factors in lethal confrontations probably haven't changed since Cain and Abel. Dated as it is, the book is excellent reading for anyone who carries a firearm as a law enforcement officer
The book is aimed at law enforcement officers, and it focuses on the use of the revolver. When Jordan wrote, most officers carried revolvers. Times and technology have changed, but the human factors in lethal confrontations probably haven't changed since Cain and Abel. Dated as it is, the book is excellent reading for anyone who carries a firearm as a law enforcement officer
