Mexican drug cartels continue to fascinate the minds of Americans who tend to idolize outlaw gunmen with fast cash, fancy cars, guns and women. However, few realize that Mexican drug cartels are as ruthless and sadistic as Middle Easter terror groups like ISIS with whom they actually have many tactics in common. For most in America,…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Cartel Corner #48: El Chapo’s Top Hitman Caught by Mexican Authorities
Joaquín Guzmán Loera wasn’t the only major organized crime figured captured Friday in Los Mochis. His chief of sicarios — the cartel’s main hitman — was also taken in by elements from the Mexican Navy. His name is Iván Gastelum Cruz, also known as El Cholo Iván, and he was also a fugitive. Gastelum had…
Why Grandpa Carries a gun…..
The Opening Statement that begins “I don’t carry a Gun to…” should be adopted as the RKBA slogan and put on a t-shirt!
Cold War Files: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet ‘Death Star’
The ambitions of the United States and the Soviet Union, late in the Cold War, to launch massive weapons into outer space sounds like a fever dream today. Few however know just how serious it got, with the USSR making impressive progress on plans for a so-called “Red Death Star” to be launched into orbit….
Calculating your “Threat Score”
As technology advances in our society, those sci-fi movies that everybody thought were outlandish and far-fetched will start being seen as harbingers. After reading this article, watch a few minutes of the movie “Minority Report”. “Psychic Technology” is nothing more now than an advanced algorithm. -SF FRESNO, Calif. — While officers raced to a recent…
Cartel Corner #47: 10 Things El Chapo Revealed in Interview
Last night, Rolling Stone magazine published an interview with Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, conducted by Hollywood actor Sean Penn. Mexican actress Kate del Castillo was also present at the meeting, which took place last September 28. Penn later made a detailed narration of the events for the magazine, and recalled a 7-hour conversation with the…
Crusader Corner: PROVENCE’S BLOODY PAST, SIX LESSONS FROM A FORGOTTEN CRUSADE
For many, Provence immediately conjures up images of crisp blue skies, gently swaying lavender fields, and picturesque village markets. Immortalized by figures such as Marcel Pagnol, Jean Giono, and Lawrence Durrell — and more recently by the writings of Peter Mayle and Julia Child — southern France continues to be viewed as something of a…
Travelling with Firearms – a Three State Trip by Air
As a frequent HCS contributor, Mr E., made a trip recently to a few states and wanted to share some observations about the TSA, airline ticket counters and the processes he encountered in various airports while travelling with a weapon. Pay attention all you travelling businessman with CCL’s, this will come in handy! -SF By Mr….
Islamic State manual tells jihadis to pretend to be Christians
This of course is nothing new for those of you who study the tactics of your enemy. The islamic principle of al-taqiyya is the JUSTIFICATION for lying and deceiving. You can read more about al-taqiyya HERE. Combine this warning with the recent revelation that the shooter arrested in the Philadelphia Cop Shooting was a member…
A statement from Steve Urvan, CEO and Founder of GunBroker.com
I think it is awesome that a Major Online Gun Retailer is making a statement like this! Bravo!!