Barron and his staff have nearly 100 years of combined experience and have been trained in most of the major firearms schools in the country. That lends credibility to his observation that point shooting takes less time, money and ammunition to develop acceptable combat shooting skills than any other system they know. Applegate's books and videos are available from Paladin Press, P.O. Box 1307, Boulder CO 80306. Why would Col. Because he feels strongly about it.
Studies showing police hit their targets less than one fifth of the time is simply unacceptable.
Applegate started his combat handgun training under William E. Fairbairn and E. A. Sykes. These gentlemen were pioneers in police combat. Fairbairn was the father of the modern SWAT team. They operated in Shanghai from 1900 to 1940. After World War II started, the British Army had left most of its armament on the French side of the English Channel, at Dunkirk in 1940.