Downing Street Mortar Attack The Downing Street mortar attack was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 7 February 1991. The IRA launched three homemade mortar shells at 10 Downing Street, London, the headquarters of the British government, in an attempt to assassinate Prime Minister John Major and his war cabinet, who were meeting to discuss the Gulf War. One of the 140 pound (64 kg)…
Category: Armed Citizen Corner
Shotty Corner: What’s The Effective Range of Buckshot?
What’s The Effective Range of Buckshot? If you asked someone to list the downsides of shotguns, you’d very quickly get to the limited range issue. Shotguns have limited range, especially when firing shot. Slugs can extend the range but still can’t reach the same range as 5.56. Shotguns lack range, but how far can…
A Midnight Home Invasion Nightmare
A good friend of mine I served with sent me this footage from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The male homeowner who got shot was the nephew of his girlfriend. There are a lot of variables at play here, but at the end of the day the Lesson to learn is when…
The Nature of Guerilla Warfare in the Heart of ‘Mosby’s Confederacy’
The Nature of Guerilla Warfare in the Heart of ‘Mosby’s Confederacy’ I happened upon this 106 page theses paper submitted in 2015 to Clemson University by Brett D. Zeggil while doing research for an upcoming short story. For all you serious students of both Southern History and Guerilla Warfare, I urge you to read…
Texas News: Four Beaner ‘Band Dads’ take down Active Shooter at Texas High School
Hero ‘band dads’ take down elderly active shooter at Texas high school Pasadena, which is south of Houston has a massive Hispanic population (70% or better by most graphics) so it is no surprise that four Beaners (three vets and a cop) is all they could muster to take down this bat shit crazy 83…
No Clips on Pockets
No Clips on Pockets Concealed weapons offer a two-fold advantage: they provide force multiplying capability, and they provide the element of surprise. I make no bones about the fact that I think open carry of a pistol is ill advised, most of the time. If there is a choice to conceal the handgun, that is…
Tactical Saturday: The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited*
While training the other day I put in my customary 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill I realized something: I had been training myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot to…
Texas News: Another Reminder to Always Stay Armed at Home
Unknown man wearing satanic mask, holding sign with apocalyptic Bible verse stuns North Texas neighbors Not sure how this stupid SOB is still alive going around a Texas neighborhood knocking on doors dressed like that. In my neck of the woods he would already be on a slab at the morgue. We take Property…
Jeff Cooper vs. Terrorism
Colonel Jeff Cooper, USMC (Ret.) Originally published in the Guns & Ammo 1975 Annual Issue. So here we are in the “Age of Extortion!” Our local friendly felons have finally discovered what has long been taken for granted in what we used to call “more backward countries” — that crime does pay, in millions….
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