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Examining Terrorist Tactics: The Motorcycle Suicide Bomber
By Hammerhead A recent terrorist attack in Pakistan where a bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up at a Police Checkpoint Killing 11 and wounding over 30 shows us the great lengths these barbarians are willing to go to kill innocent people. At the height of the Iraq War, VBIEDS were used daily, mostly in…
What Armed Civilians Can Learn from the Philadelphia Policeman Shooting
Every time an event like this happens, if you are like me, you get so pissed you want to punch the wall, and yes, sometimes I do (well, I actually punch a bag several times…I got tired of patching my own walls). But after working thru the obvious anger, it is also a chance to…
The Double-Edged Sword that is Open Carry
(Originally Published in March) Texas just got one step closer to joining the 13 other states in which Open Carry is Legal (with permit) with the Texas Senate Republicans passing the measure 20-11 in a straight party vote. Read that story HERE. As a PROUD Texan, I know many of you out there would…
The Anti-Gun Agenda and The Dangers of “Swatting”
The City of Dallas has released a video and a “Frequently Asked Questions” guide to advise the public about changes to Texas open carry laws that will go in effect on January 1, The Dallas Morning News reported. Citizens with concealed carry permits will be allowed to openly carry handguns in non-prohibited areas. Realizing that…
Crusader Corner: When Terrorist Assault Cities
To be prepared for these Terrorist eventualities, we, as Civilian Operators, have to STOP thinking in these very broad, ambiguous terms of “Preparing for Terrorism” and start narrowing our focus in how EXACTLY we are going to prepare for these attacks. In the vast majority of attacks in the past decade, several small teams of…
UT-Austin’s Proposed Campus Carry Rules and “Israeli Carry”
We at SCC have made our opposition to UT-Austin’s proposed empty-chamber requirement loud and clear. As we’ve repeatedly stated, carrying a semiautomatic handgun with an empty chamber flies in the face of the standard training offered by every U.S. firearms school, police academy, and military branch. In fact, we know of only one professional fighting…
Holiday Travel Tips: Concerns over Active Shooter Threats at Airports
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, critical infrastructure and key resources are the backbone of our nation’s economy, security, and health. One key component of critical infrastructure is the security of our nation’s airports from mass casualty incidents such as an active shooter scenario. With over 450 commercial airports, in addition to the…
Police Training Video from India (Try not to Laugh)
OK, I can understand the shooting from different positions; standing, on one knee, prone, etc. I can also understand the emphasis on shooting one-handed. But you lose me when you start the cartwheels and the “gymkata” flips….if you want to emphasize movement in your training, get yourself some simmunitions or airsoft and do some Force-on-Force,…
What Happens When You Really Get Shot
STAFF SERGEANT NICK Lavery wasn’t only the most physically imposing Green Beret on our team, he was the most physically imposing soldier any of us had ever seen. He was 6’5″, approaching 280 pounds, and cut like a linebacker—the position at which he excelled, not coincidentally, as a college football player at the University of…