A drug deal was going down in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Some of the participants were not happy with the deal. They could not use the criminal justice system, so they used guns. Shots were exchanged between occupants of two cars in the lot. The Wal-Mart parking lot was not in New York or New…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Security Review: Global Weaknesses in Airport and Subway Security Revealed
In the wake of the explosions at Istanbul and Brussels airports, what should we be doing to make our airports and train stations safer? On June 28, three still unidentified suspects attacked the parking area and the entrance to the international arrivals terminal at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport with gunfire and suicide vests, killing 41 people…
RKBA News: Gun Used in Paris Attacks Came From “Fast and Furious” Debacle
I find it HILARIOUS that obamaoids have been jumping up and down throwing tantrums over wanting to impose another Assault Weapons Ban and yet one of the guns used in the Paris Attacks (An AK Assault Rifle) was put into circulation by the ATF in the Fast and Furious goat rodeo debacle. Going a bit…
Armed Citizen Corner: THINK Before You ACT—Traffic Stop Edition
This story was relayed to me by a friend and fellow police officer (who will remain anonymous). He told me about a traffic stop he recently conducted where the driver’s actions almost led to fatal consequences. He wanted armed citizens everywhere to know about what happened and learn from the actions of the man…
Holocaust History: 70 Year Old Escape Tunnel Dug By Jews With Hands and Spoons Found in Lithuania
Researchers uncover hidden passage where 80 Jewish prisoners painstakingly dug their way out of the Ponar forest death pits by hand An international research team has located a forgotten tunnel in Lithuania dug by Jewish prisoners trying to escape their Nazi captors during World War II, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday. A team of…
Profiles in Courage: Byron and Gladys McKaig
When I read this story I was of course sad at the tragedy that had befallen the McKaig’s, but I was also Proud that this man, Mr. Byron McKaig, a retired Priest, died trying to Protect his wife during a recent wildfire in California. Mr. McKaig EXEMPLIFIES all the qualities that I try to have in…
Espionage Files: More on Russian “Harrassment” of American Diplomats
Yesterday I posted a story from Intel News about Russian “harassment” of American Diplomats in Russia. This story tells about one incident which was definitely NOT harassment but outright assault. It remains unclear however the exact details of this case and if the American was truly a “diplomat” or a Spy. -SF In the early…
Islam Invasion: Turkey May Be Partly To Blame For Istanbul Airport Attack
Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, Turkey’s largest, was hit with two suicide bombings yesterday that claimed the lives of at least 36 people. However, that grisly figure may rise further as there were also several dozen injured in the blasts, some of whom have been listed as critical. The airport was immediately shut down to commercial traffic. There were conflicting…
Crusader Corner: Rethinking Airport Security Worldwide After Brussels and Istanbul
What’s the point of stringent checks at the departure gates if anybody can walk into an airport terminal and start killing people? I have stood in a line for well over an hour for the security check at a very busy airport on the US East Coast. A line of hundreds upon hundreds of people…
The Armed Citizen Corner: Current Terrorism Threat is a CALL TO ARMS for All Citizens!
By Hammerhead With the Paris Attacks Seven Months Old, the Brussells Bombings Three months old, the Orlando Shooting Two-weeks old and the current death toll From the Attack in Istanbul Yesterday up to 41 dead and 239 Injured, it is a fairly obvious assumption that ISIS is on a GLOBAL rampage. The obvious targeting of Mass Transit Hubs and…