When I decided on this subject, I initially was prepared to do a ton of research and fact checking, but then it hit me one day: I really have to look no further than Israel and their Counter-Terrorism Networks to get the “scoop” on this subject! After all, they have been dealing with and neutralizing…
Category: Tactics
What the CO can Learn from the Eric Frien Manhunt
I started watching the story about Eric Frein with only casual interest at first, because I thought, this being a civilian cop killer, they would find him in no time and it would most likely end in a one-sided shootout with Frein in a bodybag and SWAT cops giving high fives. It has been over…
Stopping a Dog Attack
Dog Attacks are so common now that it is hard to keep up. The worst attacks are always on children obviously, since vicious dogs always see children as the easier prey. The easy solution to an attacking, vicious animal has always been to put it down with hollow point “maul stoppers”.. but as the CO…
Learning from Insurgent Tactics: The Ambush
In our last installment, we discussed at length the “Hide n’ Glide” where Taliban and Iraqi insurgents/terrorist strategically hide weapons and at opportune moments, attack U.S. and coalition personnel and then attempt afterwards to blend back in with the general populace. Today we are going to discuss how the insurgents plan and execute the…
Black on White Hate Crime Violence: The Unspoken Epidemic?
Two videos showing that Black on White HATE CRIME VIOLENCE is much more frequent an occurrence than most people realize or even care to admit. [youtube=http://youtu.be/a5TwYKM5moE] [youtube=http://youtu.be/ru8WTYB6qoY] It appears white people being brutally assaulted by black gangs in Missouri (only 3 hours from where the Michael Brown debacle occurred in Ferguson) and Memphis, Tennessee is…
First Rule: Always Assume they are Armed!
[youtube=http://youtu.be/wQIAFeC10cY] Today’s lesson boys and girls involves ALWAYS ASSUMING YOUR ENEMY IS ARMED! As we see in the above vid, these two “loss prevention clerks” did not, and it almost cost them both DEARLY. The only saving grace in this incident was that the alleged shoplifter with the knife was UNTRAINED and UNMOTIVATED. As CO’s…
Learning from Insurgent Tactics: The “Hide n’ Glide”
Since the War in Afghanistan and Iraq began, we have seen a multitude of different “insurgent” tactics come to light, the most notable (and deadly) ones being the use of the IED and VBIED (Vehicle Born IED’s) in ambushes, booby-traps and suicide attacks. But as far as actual ground tactics the enemy uses, there…
CO Combatives: The Side Choke
There has been quite a lot of flak in the news lately about the use of illegal police chokes since the death of a New Yorker Eric Garner who died while being arrested in July. It was later found in the autopsy that Garner’s CAUSE OF DEATH was from the choke hold and “overt compression on…
The “Practical not Tactical” CO Sniper Rifle
In a previous article entitled “The 5 Gun Theory“ I expounded on the logic of the CO owning at least 5 types of firearms in order to be adequately prepared to survive and defend himself adequately. One of those guns was a .30 Caliber scoped bolt-action or semi-auto rifle to be used for hunting and sniper…
When Self-Defense can equal 2nd Degree Murder
One of the most neglected and under-stated subjects regarding Civilian Operator training is the legal aspect of self-defense. It not only behooves the CO to be well versed in their particular states Self-Defense laws and statutes, but also to be aware of HOW Self-Defense trials are conducted, and often how POLITICS and other un-related…