Ultra-violent gangs thrive in chaotic Venezuela despite crackdown (click on link above to be re-directed to source article) If you are a smart level-headed prepper and Civilian Operator then you have been studying what has been happening in Venezuela since the country started falling apart under a Socialist regime some time ago. From the…
Category: Street Smarts
Civilian Operator 101: Attitude is the Only Difference Between an ‘Ordeal’ and an Adventure!
“Every day is ‘ordinary,’ until it isn’t!” – Bernard Cornwell From a friend in NY: “While driving last evening, I saw a massive pillar of smoke erupting from neighboring Lockport. A large fire had broken-out at a tire-recycling plant. It was massive and resulted in emergency evacuations of hundreds of surrounding homes for several blocks…
Learning From Terrorist Tactics: Dump Truck VBIED’s?
With the Political Circuses (I mean Conventions) going on, you would be hard pressed right now to hear about anything worthwhile in the State Run media other than the latest lies some Politician told, but this little tidbit did catch my eyes and ears: Dump Truck Driver Says He Has Bomb, Smashes Through FBI Gate…
Crusader Corner: Killing The Terrorist Before They Can Kill You
This is not just great advice for LEO but also for Armed Civilians. Everybody say with me like you mean it: “Cut the Head off the Snake before they DETONATE!” -SF The video footage of the terrorist attack at the airport in Turkey will have to be developed into a police training tool. A new…
Armed Citizen Corner: Real Ideas That Make America Safer
The mass murder at a LGBT nightclub was a tragedy. President Obama said the death toll would have been worse if the people in the nightclub were armed for their own defense. When asked about the Orlando mass murder, Hillary Clinton rejected armed self-defense and continued her call to disarm civilians. Why would…
The Armed Citizen Corner: Current Terrorism Threat is a CALL TO ARMS for All Citizens!
By Hammerhead With the Paris Attacks Seven Months Old, the Brussells Bombings Three months old, the Orlando Shooting Two-weeks old and the current death toll From the Attack in Istanbul Yesterday up to 41 dead and 239 Injured, it is a fairly obvious assumption that ISIS is on a GLOBAL rampage. The obvious targeting of Mass Transit Hubs and…
Another Reason To Be Armed: Store Clerk Shoots Hold-Up Boy DEAD
The Fresno Bee recently reports (5/31/2016) in nearby Easton. California, just before 11p.m., a would be robber and an accomplice opened the door to the Jiffy Food Stop store on Elm Avenue just north of Lincoln Avenue. They pointed guns at the store clerk, who was behind the counter just inside the door. The clerk drew…
Another Reason To Be Armed: The Long List of Examples of How Armed Citizens SAVED Cops Lives
This list unequivocally legitimizes why I end every article with the signature “Stay Armed”! Remember, an Armed Civilian is a CITIZEN, an UNARMED one is a SUBJECT! -SF This list was originally published by Ohioans for Concealed Carry PAC and then by the Kentucky Concealed Carry Coalition. It has ceased to exist on those pages. …
Armed Citizen Corner: Never Have a “Favorite Weapon”
This short story reinforces the USMC Training mantra “One Mind, Any Weapon”. Never lock yourself into a box with your firearm training. Don’t get hung up on the Tool..Always Train to WIN THE FIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE TOOL!-SF “Favorite” Weapons! by John Farnam | 23 May 2016 “Warriors should not have ‘favorite’ weapons.”…
Street Smarts: Top “10 Codes” Every CO Should Know
Stores, hospitals, entertainment venues, and other places where the public are together in large numbers, use secret codes to pass information between store employees. These are meant to be a secret as they don’t want to alarm the non-staff members or alert someone (like a thief) to the fact that they have been noticed. Many…