(Taken from Defense Training International) Venezuela, Part II When I served on active duty in Vietnam in 1968, my Marine comrades and I worked creatively to get out-of-date C-Rats to starving local children, who were otherwise scavenging for food at various dumps. We also got corpsman to come with us and provide emergency care…
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Rioting, Coming to a Place Near You
Rioting, Coming To A Place Near You For the last few years Venezuela has been a Modern day Socialist Cautionary Tale for America…Take Notice and Prepare accordingly. “We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called ‘The Idiot Culture.’ Not an idiot sub-culture, which every society has bubbling beneath the…
Socialism then Communism
Accepting Socialists Now, Means Accepting Communists Next A Warning About American Trotskyites “The problem with socialism is: You can vote your way into it, … but you’ll have to shoot your way out of it!” ~ Anonymous “Hard times create strong men Strong men create good times Good times create weak men Weak…
Farnam Quips: Who “Takes Care” of Me?
Who takes care of whom? “We will take care of you! You’re too stupid to take care of yourself. So, we’ll make sure you can’t take care of yourself. And by the way, we really can’t take care of you, nor do we care. But, we still know what’s best, and we’ll force…
Border Security Update: African Migrants Flooding Border Towns
Mexico helping unvetted African migrants to U.S. border, many from Al-Shabaab jihadi hotbed (click on above link to be re-directed to source page) To show you how serious an issue this is, I am over 400 miles from the Mexican border in Texas and in the nearest town to my residence I am already seeing…
Farnam Quips: Political ‘Law’ and Marijuana, I Call BS
Comments on the latest 9th Circuit decision on marijuana and firearms purchases, paraphrased from several lawyer friends, and me: I’ll preface comments by saying that I’ve personally never used marijuana, nor any other illegal drug, at any time in my life. In addition, I have never consumed ethyl alcohol. Nor, do I have the benefit…
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…
Farnam Quips: Survival Lessons Learned From Recent Terror Attacks
From recent terrorist incidents, several life and death survival lessons emerge: 1. Don’t head for the restroom! Restrooms are dead ends. There is likely no exit from the restroom. You will be trapped there. When you don’t see another eligible exit, head for the kitchen. The kitchen always has a back door! 2. Have a…
Farnam Quips: Quick or Dead!
As Mr. Farnam reiterates below, when you budget for any defensive weapon, be it a handgun or long gun, also budget for some classes in how to use that weapon effectively. Beware of classes that only make you “feel good about your abilities”, seek out a class that challenges you and forces you to improve!…
Farnam Quips: The Negligent Discharge That Started the Fire of Freedom
The Shot “Heard Around the World!” 19 Apr 1775 (Wed) at the Bridge at Lexington and Concord, MA By April of 1775, just over a year after the “Boston Tea Party,” the entire Massachusetts Colony (outside of Boston) was finally declared by the British Crown to be in an open “State of Rebellion.” Thus, a…