Award-winning author, firearms instructor, martial artist, professor and police officer Michael Weissberg explains how a gun can save your life in the event of an attack in your home, on the street, or at work. Firearms nomenclature, ammunition nomenclature, safety, and other topics are explored in full color Rifles, shotguns, handguns, and submachine guns are all covered in this book. loading, unloading, clearing jams, marksmanship - it's all here for you Now you can know more about your working tools, the guns you may come in contact with as evidence, and firearms you may have to unload to make safe in the performance of your duties.