Recoil,
I was not challenging your opinion.
I agree that many (shall I say already well founded) manufacturers such as those that you have named provide extremely valuable training. However, as is most likely obvious, the training from said manufacturers is usually free, or possibly the cost is built into the bid price of the equipment the manufacturer has sold to the department/agency.
That said, I also agree that some agencies will occasionally pay for an outside training vendor to provide officers/personnel with specific CQB type demonstrations, etcetera and it pretty much goes without saying that publishers such as Paladin Press have had more LEO type orders than they probably realize.
Although I continue to stand with the comment that I have never heard of any agency willing to pay some guy to bring or ship his collection to them. Hell if you are aware of one let me know...
However, my question was more to; if the particular publication in question is actually being purchased by any LEO departments or agencies. I for one have not seen this to be the case. Now, if a publisher wishes to "gift" books to a department/agency I know from experience that it will be WELL received. However, getting an admin to authorize such a purchase would (in my humble experience and yes I have been involved in just a tidbit of training myself
) be something of an accomplishment, especially with the proclivity of cost-free resources. Hell, the more info the better as far as I'm concerned but the simple reality is that departments do not have an endless source of finance to toss at training aids and most department funds are pretty tight.
Now Recoil, again, I'm not challenging your opinion here. I really don't see how you could have interpreted my question to you that way with the exception of my pretty direct original objection to the publisher's sales pitch. And I continue to stand by that objection to what is obviously over-hype on the part of the publisher. I object to the over-hype not only because of the adverse effect it can have on the manufacturers of legitimate equipment but also because I have seen (as I am sure you have also experienced) rookie or inexperienced officers overreact because of misinformation they have received or because of misperceptions such as certain terminology used by the publisher of the book in question.
All of that said in an attempt to let it be known again, that I am not challenging your opinion. I simply asked the question if you personally or your agency/department purchased, were given, or merely borrowed the book in question from a library. What was your source for the book? This, and I was curious if you are aware of any other departments/agencies that have actually purchased this publication. As I said, I'm just curious because I am not aware of any department that have ordered it and I have asked around.
Thanks again in advance Bro. All the best,
Stuart