This pistol on display here is a Sauer model 38H (a much more common pistol in German WWII service than many people realize) that was made specially as a presentation piece. Heinrich Himmler presented these pistols to snipers who had killed 100 enemy soldiers – other prizes were offered for 50 (a leave from the…
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…
Book Review: Facing The Active Shooter by C.R. Williams
My friend and fellow blogger, CR Williams was kind enough to send me a hard copy of his latest book, Facing the Active Shooter: Guidelines for the Armed Citizen Defender for me to review for you guys. With tragedies like Fort Hood, Chattanooga, San Bernardino, Paris, Orlando, Istanbul and Dallas, Active Shooter training can no…
Cartel Corner #92: Columbia’s Elites and Organized Crime
Colombia Elites and Organized Crime (click link above to be re-directed to Host Site) InSight Crime has done an OUTSTANDING job on producing a 3 part series on understanding the current narco-business culture in Columbia which revolves around a connection between the Countries Elite Families and Personalities and the the Country’s most Notorious Drug Lords….
RKBA News: 7N6 5.45×39 Ammo Back in the News Again
My good friend and mentor recently sent me this news article that discusses a Seattle Judge Upholding the ATF’s RIDICULOUS Decision to Ban importation of a specific type of 5.45×39 ammo, 7N6. The problem is the paper mistakenly list the weapon system this ammo is used in as AK-47 (which fires the 7.62×39 round) when…
Cognitive Infiltration
Add to your CO Notebook.
In Memorium
RIP Mike.
Government Gangsters: DEA Mines Americans Travel Records To Take “Illegal Moneys”
DEA regularly mines Americans’ travel records to seize millions in cash A nasty little story, especially when you consider a large portion of these cases NEVER see a court room and a large percentage of the cash seized is based purely on an unlucky individual having a “questionable itinerary?” HUH? Stay Alert, Stay Armed and…
Armed Citizen Corner: A Very Questionable Home Defense Shooting in North Carolina
Tonight I wanted to talk to you guys about the Home Defense Shooting that occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina this past Sunday involving home owner, 39-year-old Chad Copley and the alleged intruder (deceased) 20-year-old Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas. I first read about this case Monday Morning and actually was going to put up a decent write-up…
10 Obscure “Must Read” Military History Books
The British Way in Counter-insurgency, 1945-1967 by David French Westmoreland’s War by Gregg Daddis The Pentomic Era: The U.S. Army Between Korea and Vietnam by Andrew Bacevich Quartered Safe Out Here by George Macdonald Fraser The Wizards of Armageddon by Fred Kaplan The Counterinsurgency Era by Douglas Blaufarb Modern Warfare: A Study of Men, Weapons…