2026 TacCon
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, […]
“Plans” and “Studies”
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 […]
Ammunition!
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 […]
Ignorance is Bliss!
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 […]
Tells!
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 […]
LVNR
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 […]
ILEETA 2026
18 Mar 26 Vicki and I are here at the ILEETA Convention (International Law-Enforcement Educators’ and Trainers’ Association) in St Louis, all this week. As always, many wonderful on-site classes, lecture and live-fire, as well as an extensive vendor area. I am not teaching this time, but Vicki is! Some notes: EOTech is now producing […]
Snobbery!
16 Mar 26 Rules for thee, but not for me Virginia’s pompous Democrat majority is currently advancing severe anti-gun-owner legislation, which is of course, no surprise. What is even less surprising is that, with a straight face, they’re specifically exempting themselves from obeying their own law, the law which they snobbishly think is oh-so good […]
“Attractive” Victims!
11 Mar 26 “Show me a ‘good victim,’ and I’ll show you a victim!” Anon “Attractive” Victims! A repeat violent offender from Iowa, having violated his bale-free pretrial release (granted by a woke judge, despite multiple forcible felonies) was on the run last week. He had failed to appear for a scheduled meeting with his […]
Peace in Our Time?
10 Mar 26 “Never trust an ‘easy answer,’ because easy answers make you stop asking questions. The most dangerous kind of ‘being wrong’ is not simple ignorance. It is ‘confident ignorance, ‘arrogant ignorance,’ the kind where you stop asking, because you think you ‘already know.’ The settled, comfortable confidence, that smug ‘… and it’s only […]
Israel Update
5 Mar 26 “We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick!” DK Chesterson Life in Israel right now, from a friend there: “Yesterday, we had seven ‘rushes’ to our community bomb shelter. Three of those times, the shelter was already full of costumed children celebrating Purim. (‘Purim’ is a Jewish religious holiday commemorating […]
Sudden Terror!
3 Mar 26 “Knowledge is ‘provisional:’ Measurement is not explanation. Data is not wisdom. Calculation is not truth” Richard Feynman Early Sunday morning, a lone terrorist, using a pistol and an M4, randomly shot and murdered three innocent victims and wounded at least a dozen more in Austin, TX. The shooting happened at a trendy […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
