Yeah I know this is Mr. Burns, but you will get the joke as you read on…. Since the general feeling around the national campfire has been one of concern and worry as of late, I thought it a relevant and necessary article to review something that is actually practical and useful, instead of prognosticating…
Category: Tradecraft
Beware of Fake Tourniquets!
A Fake Tourniquet Could Cost Your Life! Counterfeit tourniquets, of all things. On July 14, 2015, an Ocean City, New Jersey patrolman applied a tourniquet to an 18-year old traffic victim’s leg. This action is credited with saving her life. On August 8, 2015, a Florida deputy sheriff investigator used a tourniquet to save the…
Defeating Drone Surveillance (Part 3)
This is third installment of Drones and the CO. If you missed them or just want to review, here are the FIRST and SECOND installments. There is no doubt that the U.S. is fast becoming a “Surveillance State” similar to the ‘Islamic Bastion of Great Britain’, where there is currently one CCTV camera for every 11…
The Personal ‘Stealth’ Existence: Remain Deadly
Sage Advice Indeed..Heed it Well! -SF By John Farnam Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- In the wake of Friday’s heroic action by US Servicemen in Europe, who are currently getting microphones and camera lenses shoved into their faces by the minute, as well as being invited to appear on all manner of TV talk-shows, along…
Guerilla “Drone-Craft” (Part 2)
This is the second installment about Drones and the CO. The first one can be read HERE. By Hammerhead As Drone (UAV) Technology grows, so will the expanding creativity in how to exploit it. Add to this the growing concern and at times, outright resentment, of how the Military and Local, State and Federal Law…
Urban Warfare, Back in the Day
URBAN WARFARE, BACK IN THE DAY Current headlines are replete with stories of urban warfare. Be it Aleppo, Ramadi, Tripoli or some Ukrainian city you only learned of last year, there appears to be no shortage of combatants that want to fight in/over/for some piece of urban terrain. Perhaps a brief step back in to…
Why I abandoned the Pocket-Clip Folding Knife Once and for All
By Hammerhead7 For the CO, having an outward “sterile” appearance is mandatory to retain tactical surprise. This is why I support concealed vs Open Carry for firearms. But what about knives? When it comes to knives, most CO’s are relegated to just sticking (ie “clipping”) a “tactical” folder in their pocket and moving on. But…
Emergence of License Plate Readers
Are you still naive enough to think it’s nobody’s business where you’ve been??? Big Brother begs to differ! Suppose someone were to follow you around in your car 24 hours a day and record where you were, who you were with, where you parked and how long you were there. Then suppose this person put…
The West’ Failure of Imagination
“The mastery of modern technology and media are central to the authoritarian resurgence.” Pay attention guys and gals….school is out. For the democracies to triumph in the long battle against Soviet communism enormous commitment was necessary. Both geopolitical and ideological, the struggle called for military investment, patience and resolve. As crucially, this challenge required…