I decided to post a few of John Farnams recent February Quips for your reading pleasure. As Always you can find Mr. Farnam at Defense Training International. When are you ever “off duty?” by John Farnam | 20 Feb 2016 20 Feb 16 “Off” Duty? A man with a dual (USA/Israeli) citizenship was…
Category: Crime Awareness
Islam Invasion: Brooklyn Muslim Wounds Two Cops in Shootout
How do they know he is “self-radicalized”? What mosque does Jamal Funes attend? Has anyone investigated that mosque? Or would that be “Islamophobic”? “2 cops hurt after shootout with alleged Brooklyn radical,” by Shawn Cohen, Larry Celona and Jamie Schram, New York Post, February 20, 2016 (thanks to Pamela Geller): The career criminal whose drawn…
Another Reason to be Armed: Armed Citizen STOPS another Mass Shooting
Here is another example of a story about an armed civilian SAVING innocent lives you most likely heard NOTHING about (I Know I didn’t). Guns Save Lives Folks…Stay Armed!! -SF Another legally armed person has stopped a potential mass shooting in Hamilton, Alabama on February 10th, 2016. The shooting occurred in the morning, a little…
How The Black Market is Booming in Ukraine
The deal was complete in a matter of minutes and the fuel barrels stood empty. The smugglers, however, would soon be embarking on their next run. A week’s work in rebel-held Luhansk had depleted the taxi’s diesel tanks; every fuel station stood empty. Following a flurry of phone calls, the driver reserved the last spot…
A Bite of the Apple: Privacy Versus National Security
There is an interesting conundrum in the works between the FBI and Apple. But interestingly enough, while several other companies (Like Google) have come out in support, the public sector is not raising the same cry as they should. Perhaps they don’t understand the issue. When the smart phone hit the scene, it took the world…
Cyber-Crime: JP Morgan Invents Algorithm to “Sniff Out” Rogue Traders
I swear every day we get closer to the movie “Minority Report” being a reality..the “authorities” knowing you are guilty of a crime before you commit it! Combine this with the current fight with Apple and the FBI you start to see the big SCARY picture. -SF Wall Street traders are already threatened by…
How Was Gun Control Imposed on an Unwilling World?
Disarmists use the bandwagon fallacy, (argumentum ad populum) to promote citizen disarmament. In essence, the non-argument makes the claim; everyone else disarms their population – so we should do the same. This is a logical fallacy. Perhaps you remember a parent telling you “if everyone is jumping off a bridge, it does not mean…
Footage of Attack on Decorated Marine
This is despicable, but it is the world we live in now; a world where no one is immune from violent crime. Hopefully, because of this video, these POS can be caught…please share this video with everybody you may know, specifically anybody in the D.C area. My thoughts and prayers go out to Chris Marquez…
Ransomware: Pay Us or your Data Dies
This is the new era of crime folks, Hackers (and Tech Companies) holding data hostage. Ultimately, like always, it is the average person, in this case, the sick people in these hospitals, who suffers. Crime is Crime, I don’t care how it is facilitated. The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles has announced that it…
Israeli Woman Uses Krav-Maga to Defend Herself Against 3 Men Harassing Her
Gili Ganani, 19, a black belt in Krav Maga, appears to be striking powerful blows for female self-defense; in fact, it’s all staged ‘to raise awareness’ A female Krav Maga instructor on Tuesday posted what appeared to be security footage from a bar, which showed her beating up three guys who harassed her. The footage…