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15 May 26 “You cannot be prepared for everything, but you can be prepared for some things.  You will not be attacked by ‘everything’ throughout your life.  It will only come from some things.  Make sure you identify those things well!” Mehmet Murat ildan Apex Predator? Only when armed! When matched against most North American […]

12 May 26 “When you can’t kill, you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will ever save you!” Orson S Card The Thick of It! It is likely that we, and/or family member(s), will be injured via gunfire during a lethal-force incident within which we find ourselves (despite our […]

10 May 26 “The bourgeoisie (free capitalists), via rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by immensely facilitated means of communication, draws everyone, even the most barbarian nations, into civilization. Cheap prices of its commodities are the heavy artillery with which it batters-down Chinese walls, with which it forces barbarians’ intensely obstinate hatred of foreigners […]

6 May 26 “They trust silver to do the work of swords” Lars Brownworth In 1000 AD, English King Ethelred (“The Unready”) thought it prudent to pay-off relentless, remorseless Viking raiders (Danes) in gold and silver in exchange for their dubious promises to leave England alone. These payments, called “Danegeld,” made heavy tax increases necessary, […]

1 May 26 This week’s WHCD Murder Attempt: When Communists (masquerading as “Democrats”) casually suggest that rioting, thievery, burglary, robbery, arson, even political murder are all “justified,” indeed laudable, when committed against their political opponents, under the notion that “The System” (capitalism) oppresses “The People” (political puppets, mostly career losers, that leftists are constantly mobilizing […]

24 Apr 26 “Alcohol makes food less bland, other people less tedious” Christopher Hitchens “Intoxicated?” As criminal-defense attorneys remind us, “drinking and driving” is not illegal.  What is illegal is “driving while intoxicated,” and “intoxicated” in most states is vaguely defined as blowing a .08 or greater. In our modern era, consumption of ethyl-alcoholic beverages […]

21 Apr 26 “Rare” and “Random” Our “mainstream media,” ever in lockstep with Marxist (Democrat) mayors, governors, and woke prosecutors, overuse the above terms in an effort to mask their cynical indifference to the suffering of the innocent, whom they’ve falsely sworn to protect. Leftist politics does not attract good and upright people.  Leftists are […]

19 Apr 26 2026 NRA Show and Convention, Houston, TX Last day: The Show is over for another year.  In 2027, it will be back in Atlanta, GA Several serious pistols I should have mentioned: RIA (Rock Island Armory) STK150.  G17-like, this pistol runs $475.00/copy.  RIA enjoys a solid reputation Canik METE ML9LS FDE.  A […]

18 Apr 26 2026 NRA Show and Convention, Second Day Brian Hoffner, maker of wonderful Hoffner Knives, tells me he didn’t bring nearly enough inventory to the Show.  As a result, he is already nearly sold-out! This indicates to me that attendance this year is over the top.  The vendor area was indeed busy today. […]

17 Apr 26 2926 NRA Show and Convention, Houston, TX I’m here at the NRA Show in Houston.  Many simultaneous classes and seminars, and a immense vendor area.  I spent the entire day in the vendor area! No protestors this year.  As was the case in Atlanta last year, leftists seem to have found so […]

12 Apr 26 “… she’s not merely dead She’s most sincerely dead” Coroner of Munchkinville (played by Meinhardt Raabe) describing the (now diseased) Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 feature film, The Wizard of Oz Of Bullets and Consciousness We work with many physicians, including ER doctors, trauma surgeons, and MEs, who have […]

8 Apr 26 Monday’s headline: “Northeastern University students demand answers after a slew of violent events near campus  (Boston, MA), and are insisting that the school do more to protect them” Naturally, no specifics on what “do more” means! Boston, MA is a typical liberal, crime-ridden sewer (by design), and with regard to the above […]

6 Apr 26 “My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism” Karl Marx Ecumenical squalor, lawlessness, terror have traditionally been sanctioned tools and goals of Marxists. Response to violent crime by left-leaning mayors, governors, city councils, school systems is thus laughable, impotent, and obviously ineffective, all by design. Reiterative violent students are […]

3 Apr 26 “Nothing is ever ‘perfectly still,’ precisely ‘at rest’ Leonard Susskind Privately-owned guns on military bases? Our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, publicly announced yesterday that the era of our military bases being ‘gun-free zones” is now officially revoked. Curious that this startling headline has speedily diffused throughout our military, police, and gun-owning […]

30 Mar 26 “The question is not: Does my perception of reality ‘work?’  The question is: Is my perception of reality the truth?” Feynman 2026 Tactical Conference, Carrolton (Dallas), TX, 27-29 Mar 26 This year’s TacCon just concluded.  Over four hundred attendees, dozens of simultaneous classes and presentations (lecture, empty-hand, live-fire). My friend and colleague, […]

26 Mar 26 Beware of Marxists bearing “plans” and “studies!” What used to be called (correctly) a “riot” is now portrayed by our leftist media as a “teen-takeover” We’re dealing with violent, dangerous mobs, not just “a bunch of kids” Violent beatings, shootings, stabbings, robberies, vandalism, arson, wanton destruction of property that are routinely perpetrated […]

24 Mar 26 Ammunition notes: This from my good friend and colleague, Pete Pi Jr of Defiant Munitions: “During last weekend’s training here in SD, some of our students were using 115gr 9mm hardball ammunition from an offshore (Eastern European) manufacturer.  It was selected, because it is plentiful and relatively inexpensive. During the class, one […]

23 Mar 26 “Acute!” Last Thursday, a lovely, innocent eighteen-year-old Loyola University freshman was murdered near her campus in Chicago. She and friends had gone to a nearby beach hoping to see northern lights. One of Chicago’s precious and protected “sanctuary city” illegal aliens precipitously shot and killed this young woman in what is being […]

22 Mar 26 “When you have a lot to tell, you have a lot to share.” Sino Melo “Tells” In poker, nearly all players consistently and unconsciously display certain emotions via involuntary facial expressions and other bodily movements. These often-subtle “tells” are occasionally noted by other players and subsequently interpreted (sometimes correctly, sometimes otherwise) as […]

19 Mar 26 “We tie ourselves down with ropes of fear and doubt, and still dare to wonder why we cannot fly.” Michael Bassey Johnson LVNR Today, I attended a class on LVNR (Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint), probably the safest and most effective of all “Intermediate-Force Options” available to LEOs. Other intermediate-force options include Chemical […]