U.S. Suffers Worst Day of Air Losses in Decades as Iran Conflict Spirals The Iran conflict is escalating, with the Trump administration desperate to keep a straight face on things as American casualties and losses begin mounting. Today’s major shock came when not one, not two, but an unprecedented three American F-15E fighter jets were mysteriously…
Category: Tactics
Armed Citizen Corner: Threat Identification Infographic (Handgun Concealment “Tells”)
Improve Your Situational Awareness and Avoid Muggers by Watching for Suspicious Individuals Carrying Concealed Handguns One of the most important aspects of any self-defense system is situational awareness. By paying close attention to your surroundings, and knowing which warning signs to look for, you can see a potential attacker coming and prepare yourself for quick action. Without…
Preparing for Unrest – Vehicles
Preparing for Unrest – Vehicles It’s Riot Season again. I’m so behind the times, I still have my Venezuelan War decorations up. In all seriousness, things are heating up and people are being attacked in their just for appearing “conservative” or “looking like ICE”, whatever that means. We should up our game and prepare to…
Armed Citizen Corner: Jim Cirillo, Modern Day Gunfighter, Master Class (12 Part Video Series)
Jim Cirillo: Modern-Day Gunfighter In his book, “Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights”, NYPD veteran Jim Cirillo revealed the hard-won knowledge he gained in more than a dozen gunfights with some of New York City’s most vicious criminals. Now he brings his words to life in this 12-part video series. In his own unique style, Cirillo gives…
Motor Learning and Firearms Training: Why Good Reps Matter Most
Motor Learning and Firearms Training: Why Good Reps Matter Most In September, I taught several blocks of instruction at the ConcealedCarry.com Guardian Conference focused on vehicle defense. Video clips made their way onto social media, and one in particular generated comments that warrant further discussion. The Danger of Short Form Content On Social Media…
Armed Citizen Corner: Shooting at Moving Vehicles
Shooting at moving vehicles To shoot or not to shoot is the decades-old question when confronted with the decision to shoot the driver of a vehicle you perceive as intending to run you over. Some departments strictly forbid their officers from shooting at moving vehicles. As with any use of force, there are many…
Resource Library: Seven Pillars of Small War Power
Seven_Pillars_of_Small_War_Power THE WORLD SEEMED to breathe a collective sigh of relief at the end of the long Cold War. That momentous event, however, did not mark the end of global armed conflict. While the number of armed conflicts worldwide has been declining since peaking in the early 1990s, and a conventional war between two…
Shoot & Scoot
Lessons: Windows and Doors “Frame” you as a target, AVOID standing in them. If you must shoot out of a window or door, lower your profile. OODA Loop 101: Never Stay in one place too long in a gunfight; ‘Shoot and Scoot’ or ‘Get off the X’ and force your enemy to re-calibrate. Success…
Armed Citizen Corner: Shotguns vs. Drones – A Clay Shooter’s Guide to Defeating Enemy Swarms
Shotguns vs. Drones: A Clay Shooter’s Guide to Defeating Enemy Swarms In the escalating drone wars, where fiber optic and First-Person View (FPV) drones threaten soldiers and civilians alike, one man is turning the art of clay shooting into a battlefield advantage. Lieutenant Marco Angelelli, an Italian Air Force reserve officer and Italian Clay…
Don’t Be a Victim of Jugging
Police sound alarm on dangerous ‘jugging’ robbery trend sweeping across America As surveillance footage of an increasingly popular violent street crime has surfaced from South Carolina, police are warning Americans of the disturbing trend. The crime is known as “jugging,” a type of robbery in which criminals surveil banks and ATMs, watching for victims…