From the Archives, 2015. I got asked this question the other day by a close friend and it occurred to me that I had never really plainly answered that question on this blog, even though I talk about the subject frequently. I think the best way to approach this subject is through historical precedent. It…
Category: Security
Learning from Insurgent Tactics: Going to Ground
PREPARING FOR WARFARE’S SUBTERRANEAN FUTURE by Benjamin Runkle Amidst the myriad mistakes associated with the Iraq War, perhaps none were as costly in terms of lives of U.S. personnel as the failure to anticipate the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and, subsequently, to rapidly develop technologies capable of detecting and defeating the insurgents’…
Defeating Drones: How to Build a Thermal Evasion Suit
Posted on June 16, 2015 by Brandon Smith This article was written by Brandon Smith and the included video was a joint project between Oath Keepers and Alt-Market Asymmetric tactics rely on the idea of fighting smarter, rather than fighting directly, against a larger or more technologically advanced aggressor. It means turning your opponent’s strengths into…
So, How is your Active Shooter Training?
First the Attack on Dallas PD, now this. Active Shooters are getting to be as common a crime as muggings. Be Prepared. 1 dead in shooting at popular Iowa mall, suspect in custody Published June 13, 2015 FoxNews.com Facebook73 Twitter173 livefyre88 Email Print June 12, 2015: Shoppers and employees wait outside the Coral Ridge Mall…
Identifying Hostile Movement
In a book I just recently finished entitled 13 Hours in Benghazi, (which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND) on pp. 207-210 one of the GRS Security Operators talks about how when the initial attack started on the CIA Annex from the various armed militia groups, it started very casually, first a car pulls up across the street, then…
ISIS Publishes Manual on ‘How to Survive in the West’
Well it appears our enemy has been emboldened enough to publish a “How To” manual on Killing Americans. This is nothing new, just like during the 70’s when we were fighting the scourge of the far-left wingers and the practitioners of Political Domestic Terrorism like The Weather Underground and the RAF put out their manuals,…
NJ Woman Murdered by Ex waiting for Gun Permit
Just another SAD story of how MORE Restrictive Gun Regulation equals more DEAD Honest People..Simple enough for you all you bureaucratic liberal pukes!? Posted on June 9, 2015 By Rob Morse Slow Facts California – -(Ammoland.com)- Carol Bowne died defenseless. She had been threatened by her ex boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend killed her. She did what…
TEXAS WOMAN WITH LICENSED CONCEALED HANDGUN SHOOTS WOULD-BE ROBBER
Photo: GunHolsters.com by BOB PRICE HOUSTON, Texas – A would-be robber was flown by air ambulance to the hospital Friday night after being shot by his intended victim. The Houston woman, a holder of a Concealed Handgun License, pulled her gun after being threatened and shot her attacker in the left shoulder. The incident occurred at…
Random Field Notes #1 (off-hand musings of a wanna-be writer)
Movement. You need it to survive in a gunfight. And not just in the conventional way you may think. Logic dictates Things that move are that much harder to hit than things that are stationary. Consider a {security} detail stationed in a hostile country/environment. When they are anywhere exposed in an area that may present…
Criminals TRY to rob Beauty Salon
Brazil: The Poster Country for why BEING ARMED STOPS CRIME. This brave off-duty woman cop, in the middle of getting her highlights done, pulls out her handgun and drives off the would-be robbers. Awesome job. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!