What happened 100 years ago was terrible, there is no doubt. But I think we all, Politicians included, need to heed the example this bloody period of border history teaches us. The lesson here is not that we all need to just “to acknowledge the bloodshed.” Just Acknowledging something terrible happened is pointless if you…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Modern Crime: “PutinFellas”
Putin’s Kleptocracy and the Russian Nationalized Mafia As deputy mayor of St. Petersburg in the 1990s, Vladimir Putin spent a lot of time with gangsters. He collaborated with the infamous Tambov and Malyshev organized crime groups to gain control of St. Petersburg’s gambling industry. He used his office to help launder mafia money and to…
Obscure Weapons: The 1898 Schwarzlose Pistol
A Pistol So Far Ahead of it’s Time Most Customers Rejected It Schwarzlose is a name that most will associate with the M1907 medium machine gun that the Austro-Hungarian army used in World War I. But there’s another Schwarzlose gun. In 1898, Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose completed a truly advanced pistol design that was well ahead…
Gorilla Ammunition Makes A Stand Against Target Stores
I am proud to be a part of this great company and I hope all my readers will join in Boycotting Target Stores. -SF After Target CEO Brian Cornell announced Target’s new policy relative to restroom gender selection, Gorilla Ammunition CEO, Lanse Padgett responded with an awareness campaign and open letter challenging the retailer’s position….
Military Defense News: Stop Panicking About Russian “Hybrid” Warfare
There is currently a great deal of alarmist concern, triggered by a recent RAND report, about Russia’s supposed ability to conquer the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, three former Soviet republics that are now part of NATO — and thus drive a wedge into NATO without the West being able to do anything…
Veteran Frank Levingston, oldest man in the US, dies at age 110
The oldest Part of the Greatest Generation ever to grace the face of the earth is gone. May he be Remembered Forever.
Texas News: IED Found in Texas
According to McLennan County Sheriff, the material consisted of shotgun shells in a container possibly filled with a flammable liquid. They describe the device as “extremely dangerous”. Well, at first glance it sounds disturbing. But several things need to be addressed. Rosebud is a rural Texas town with a small population and at the moment,…
Ancient Military History: Caractacus, The Powerful Celtic King Who Defied Rome
This is One of the earlier accounts of Guerilla Warfare used against the Romans during their time in early Britain. Here is a really good timeline of this period for those that are interested. -SF Caractacus was a king and tribal leader of the ancient Britons during the Iron Age and ruler of the Catuvellaunui,…
Military History: Clausewitz and the Crackhouse
The History of Drugs and War is Long and Sordid to Say the Least In 1834, the British Government could not have sent a worse person with the worst set of instructions to China. The British Parliament chose William Napier, a Scottish lord, to be the Chief Superintendent of Trade in East Asia. Lord Napier…
Veterans Issues: Louisiana Leads the Pack in Eliminating Concealed Carry Fees for Veterans
I personally think that Veterans Nationwide, in all 50 States, should be exempt from all Concealed Carry State Fees. Email your Governor and State Senator, let’s make this thing Nationwide! -SF Louisiana legislators want to create a statewide exemption on concealed carry permit payments for veterans. Louisiana lawmakers recently passed a bill through the state…