“4 Rs”
21 Apr 23 The “4 Rs” “Rich liberals go to Rehab. Regular people go to Rikers.” Suddenly, and with no explanation, Hollywood darling, Alec Baldwin’s, felony charges simply vanish, as if by magic! I neglected to mention in my last Quip (“The New Rules”) that these rules only apply to “regular […]
The New Rules!
19 Apr 23 Prosecutors and Agendas: There are two lessons I’ve lately found it necessary to particularly emphasize in my instruction with regard to expectations from our “legal system” The following is based on my personal experience in recent lethal-force cases, and that of others among my close colleagues. 1) There […]
The New Rules!
19 Apr 23 Prosecutors and Agendas: There are two lessons I’ve lately found it necessary to particularly emphasize in my instruction with regard to expectations from our “legal system” The following is based on my personal experience in recent lethal-force cases, and that of others among my close colleagues. 1) There […]
NRA Show Update
18 Apr 23 Update/Correction: In my review of interesting products at this year’s NRA Show in Indianapolis, IN (just concluded), I mentioned a wonderful pistol target system that ingeniously combined a Texas Star with a bobbing/weaving paper target. Some got back with me, because they couldn’t find it on the Web. […]
2023 NRA Show, Second Day
16 Apr 23 2023 NRA Show, Second Day. We departed Indianapolis this morning, so this report is a day late! A company called Dead Foot Arms is manufacturing the “FoldAR” It’s an M4 with a folding (sideways) stock, and folding (sideways) forend and barrel! When folded, the whole thing is only […]
2023 NRA Conference
14 Apr 23 2023 NRA Conference and Show, Indianapolis, IN Today was the first day of this year’s NRA Show and Annual Meeting. DJT is here, as is Pence. I understand Pence received a less-than-warm welcome! Not being involved in NRA politics, I will not hear about major changes (if any) […]
Serious weapons and training!
10 Apr 23 “In a real fight, I would no sooner kick someone in the head than I would punch him in the foot!” Bruce Lee Real vs Superficial There are two general types of Japanese swords. “Old Swords,” purpose-built strictly for battlefield use, most being made prior to 1600AD. […]
“Mostly Peaceful”
9 Apr 23 “I realize how much those in former colonies of the USSR hunger for individual freedom, while simultaneously naive citizens of Western Civilization are carelessly surrendering theirs. When you have been brutally enslaved for sixty years by Communist tyrants, the word ‘Freedom’ has special meaning!” From a friend in Europe […]
The First Five Seconds!
6 Apr 23 “The world is crying out for the very thing that it is shutting out!” Craig Lounsbrough Vainly Begging for Help In today’s America, especially in our rapidly-deteriorating metro areas, bystanders to chronic urban havoc are progressively less likely to help anyone in genuine distress. Military/police veterans, trained […]
Urban Rifle
5 Apr 23 Legitimate Defensive Rifle Skills: “Some believe they can find satisfaction in good food, fine clothes, lively music, and sexual pleasure. However, when they have all these things, they are still far from satisfied! They realize happiness is not simply having material needs met. Thus, society has set up a […]
Never Surrender!
4 Apr 23 “You don’t fight with what you have… You fight with what you have LEFT!” Seyfried As Russia’s ill-fated Ukrainian Invasion goes on longer than anyone ever expected, and the tenacity, courage, and resourcefulness of Ukrainians continues to both astound and frustrate Putin (and the rest of the world), it […]
Baboons!
28 Mar 23 “Property was first invaded, … then liberty. It is the method of oppressors first to make men beggars, then make them slaves.” Matthew Henry What we describe as “tyranny” is, and has historically been, the “normal mode” of governance in nations of the world. In Western […]
2023 Tac-Con
27 Mar 23 2023 Tac-Con, Dallas, TX This year’s Tac-Con get-together at the Dallas Pistol Club Range Complex just concluded. There were somewhere between 300 and 400 participants, plus Instructors and staff. There were lectures, hands-on personal defense (blades, Kubaton) classes, and live-fire classes. Many ran simultaneously, so one could […]
ILEETA 2023
22 Mar 23 ILEETA (International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association) Annual Conference, St Louis, MO, 2023 Vicki and I just departed St Louis, MO when we attended the 2023 ILEETA Convention. Both Vicki and I presented Classes there. We’re now on our way to Dallas, TX for the 2023 Tac-Com, hosted […]
Obsolete?
16 Mar 23 Historical Literacy: As the Ukraine Invasion grinds on and on, Russia has sadly seen amazing numbers of its armored vehicles, trucks, transports of all kinds, etc destroyed wholesale by Ukrainian forces, or simply abandoned by their crews, because they broke-down or ran out of gas! Losses have been staggering. […]
Faith in Fluff
15 Mar 23 “‘Shelter in place!’ will always be the bean-counter’s directive. They want only to be able to ‘account’ for everyone. Dead or alive is all the same to their mission, so long as you are ‘accounted for’” Gochenour “Restraining” orders! A current, court-issued “restraining order,” along with CCTV […]
Same old tactics!
14 Mar 23 “There’s an attrition that takes place inside, one in which options and choices and even desires are ground ever smaller until finally their existence can no longer be confirmed by observation. … until desire is a ghost.” Doug Dorst Some things never change! On the “Eastern Front” […]
Doing nothing!
10 Mar 23 “The beauty of doing nothing is that ‘nothing’ can always be done perfectly! Indecisiveness and procrastination are thus chosen ways of life for most. They follow the course of least resistance, which is to do nothing. This provides a security blanket of never being ‘wrong,’ never making mistakes, never being […]
E&E
9 Mar 23 Observations, as our world continues to deteriorate: When the WTC Towers collapsed, one consistent point I observed was the critical value of practicing E&E (Escape and Evasion) at the earliest juncture. Many died in the South Tower, because they heeded orders from NY/NJ Port Authority Police who told them […]
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.
