From the Police Executive Research Forum: Responding to the Staffing Crisis: Innovations in Recruitment and Retention.

These graphs:

That’s a huge problem.

Officers are retiring. Many are quitting and leaving law enforcement all together. The number of new applicants is down.

There is a massive shortage in Police in cities, and it’s only getting worse.

Violent crime is increasing, and response times are getting longer.

You are on your own.

Nobody is coming to save you.

Prepare to defend yourself.

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Choose what you are going to reload

I will be reloading 5.56×45, 9×19, and .45 ACP.

Acquire The Tools You Need

Get your reloading Bible(s)!!!!

Because this is my first time reloading, I chose the Lee Precision Anniversary Challenger Kit. This gets me a single stage press, powder scale, some brass prep tools, on press priming, powder throw, funnel and more.

To this, I add a pair of dial calibers, no name will do ok. A Deluxe Quick Trim Case Trimmer. The quick trim die for 5.56×45. And a Lee universal decapping die.

Finally, I pick up a wet tumbler, media, a set of sieves, and a trickler.

Because I read AWA’s articles, I purchase Redding dies for 5.56×45, 9mm, and .45ACP.

Picking Boom Stuff

Power is difficult to get at times, looking at the recipes and costs, I decide on Titegroup for my pistol calibers and Ramshot TAC for the 5.56×45.

The Titegroup seems to be an ok powder. There are many recipes for pistol calibers that use it.

NOTE: Powder choices are very personal. Please do your own research. This is not a recommendation for either of these powders.

The recipe that I’m using comes from Hodgdon’s.

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One of my favorite Christmas Albums

Merry Christmas to all our friends and loyal followers.

If you want the longer version:

This is something we listened to when I was a child. Well, more of a child.

And the tradition continues

If you buy a book, it is yours to do what you want with it. That is a given.

But if you are not planning on keeping a book and think about donating it or selling it, would it be too much to ask not to deface it?

I understand stains and the occasional page with a tear, but bent corners, cracked backs, highlights and writings are not things we like to see and deal with.  Highlights and assorted marks distract me from what I am trying to do which initially is to get my own private lessons from the book. I do not need to know what you thought it was appropriate/interesting/necessary.

And for the love of all that is holy, any piece of paper and even a frigging toothpick make for an appropriate bookmark.

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