Snakebite Management (pre-hospital) Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a medical toxicologist and emergency physician at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I have treated 600+ snakebites and direct one of the busiest snakebite services in the U.S. I also love snakes and consider myself a member of the herpetology community. And…
Category: Self-Sufficiency
Armed Citizen Corner: Reasons for Concealed Carry – My Interview with a Psychopath
Reasons for Concealed Carry: My Interview with a Psychopath In this article, Dr. Will Dabbs discusses why he carries a firearm for self-defense. The article includes discussing a real person with a serious mental illness. Real names have not been used. Nothing in this narrative is intended to disparage or stigmatize those who might…
Training Stressors
From the Archives, 2018 (Hermit Note: In keeping with my recent announcement of re-centering priorities of “Just Shut-Up and Train!” I will be posting articles from the archives that I feel are of vital import to the Armed Citizen. Let’s all make a point to get out there and train in whatever capacity we are…
It’s Better to Shut Off the Computer
It’s Better to Shut Off the Computer I’ll let you in on a little secret. A knife has never been my go to choice for self-protection. I train with them. I instruct in the use of them. Hell, I’ve designed them. It was my dislike of the knife that drew me to better understand it….
When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities Will Explode In Violence (Parts 1 and 2)
{Hermit Note: This is one of the most important articles you will read this year. Read and Heed! Highest Dissemination Possible.} When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities Will Explode In Violence (I wrote this back in 2012. It was originally published at the old Western Rifle Shooters Association website, and…
The Martial Library: Martial Arts, Self Defense and a Whole Lot More. 80 Essential Books for Self-Defense
80 Essential Books for Self-Defense One of my Patrons suggested I do a list of recommended books for self-defense practitioners. It took a while but the result is what you can find here below. I’ll keep it up to date when new books become available and I consider them a good addition to the…
Anarcho-Tyranny 101: California’s SB94 Early Release Bill
H/T White Rabbit In summary, a Double-Murderer is OK to release back on the streets but a “Serial Killer” is NOT. This is soon to be the FUSA “Legal System” Nationwide. To reiterate: Nobody is Coming to Save You. Prepare Accordingly.
Essential Gear to Escape Your Captors
Essential Gear to Escape Your Captors Whether you use the words kidnapped, abducted, or taken makes no difference. You’re in the hands of “bad guys,” you must get away fast, or your life could end anytime. Knowing how to escape your captors could very well be the difference between life and death. Although this may sound like a…
What Would Josey Wales Do?
H/T: The Burning Platform What Would Josey Wales Do? As our political, economic, civic, and social structures continue to degrade, dissolve, and disintegrate before our very eyes, it is easy to become apathetic and surrender to hopelessness. There are relentless powerful forces actively trying to destroy the fabric of our society and force the…
100 Days Out
100 Days Out I don’t recommend a lot of “Preparedness” Blogs, but I will recommend this one. These are all good, practical pieces of advice, but this one bears repeating: Don’t fall into the “my candidate won so I can stop prepping” trap. I saw this in 2016 and again in 2020. Many Trump supporters…