There is a disturbing trend in Matamoros lately; those Individuals who were at one time considered “Untouchable”; because of their political clout are now becoming victims of organized crime and cartel violence. According to Breitbart Texas, Last week, authorities found the bodies of 58-year-old Elipdio Gamundi Cruz and his common law wife 39-year-old Raquel Almanza Gaona. According to…
Negligent Discharges: The Most Dangerous Activity when Pistol Training
By John Farnam Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- There are dangers inherent with having guns around. There are also dangers inherent with not having guns around. None of us get a risk-free life, and, in the end, the bacteria win. Not in dispute! However, in studying gun-training/range accidents, there is little doubt that the most dangerous…
Teen who Hacked CIA Director’s Email Tells How he Did It
A HACKER WHO claims to have broken into the AOL account of CIA Director John Brennan says he obtained access by posing as a Verizon worker to trick another employee into revealing the spy chief’s personal information. Using information like the four digits of Brennan’s bank card, which Verizon easily relinquished, the hacker and his…
Cartel Corner #7: Border Town Schools on Lockdown and Other News
In La Feria Texas, a drug “rip-off” crew that apparently raids drug houses and operatives and steals their cash and drugs has set of a massive man hunt that has resulted in the lock-down of several area schools. Apparently, the lock-down was triggered by a failed home invasion, though details are unclear. Authorities have confirmed…
Being Anonymous in Public Just got a Little Harder
I would like to think my friend Mr. A for sending me this link and picture; he is always on the lookout for interesting “security” issues for the CO and I am grateful for his diligence!-SF This photo was taken in Canada and shows about 700,000 people. Pick on a small part of the …
The Chip and Pin Credit Card Hack
THE CHIP-ENABLED CREDIT card system long used in Europe, a watered down version of which is rolling out for the first time in America, is meant to create a double check against fraud. In a so-called “chip-and-PIN” system, a would-be thief has to both steal a victim’s chip-enabled card and be able to enter…
Cartel Corner #6: Cartel Control of the Mexican Media
Once again the Cartels iron grip over certain media outlets in Mexico has been put on full display for all to see. With the recent arrest in Matamoros of one of the Gulf Cartel’s (CDG) most powerful leaders, Angel Eduardo “El Orejon or Ciclon 7” Rodriguez Prado and the resulting gun battles that ensued, between Prado’s…
Let’s Regulate Guns like Cars: a Comical look at a Hypothetical Scenario
By Rob Morse Louisiana- (Ammoland.com)- There is a popular idea that we should regulate firearms the way we regulate automobiles. Really? Let’s see where that road leads. I wrote this for fun, but I was amazed at the ways we infringe on the right to bear arms. Tell me what you think if we regulated firearms…
Things are getting Stupid in Austin….
Really?? Leave it to the lib-tards in Austin to pull a stunt like this. Just goes to show when confronted with the truth, they cannot respond with a legitimate, civil response, but must resort to a ridiculous PR stunt like this to get noticed. It is Sad that these confused people do not realize the…
Saving Stupid
Surviving a four-foot wave of mud is incredible. When over 115 passenger cars and 75 semi-trucks filled with hundreds of people do it uninjured, it’s a miracle. That miracle happened in Kern County California on Thursday, October 15, 2015, when heavy rains hit hard and the torrent of water unleashed the hillsides adjacent to Highway…