The Art of War!
11 Jan 23 “Before all else, be armed!” Niccolo Machiavelli Early today, just months after three Parisians were murdered and three others seriously injured when a terrorist started shooting randomly at a local Kurdish cultural center, another terrorist, this time using a “home-made bladed weapon,” precipitously attacked innocent Parisians at a busy […]
Looting!
10 Jan 23 Despite pressure from leftist Democrat politicians, the Erie County, NY DA is courageously prosecuting two dozen people who were arrested for looting during the recent “Western NY Blizzard of 2022.” This DA spent time in FL and personally witnessed wide-spread looting following hurricanes. Accordingly, he has scant tolerance! […]
BFO!
6 Jan 23 “The deployment of millions of men cannot be ‘improvised.’ It is the result of years of planning, and once set in motion, cannot be changed. If His Majesty insists on precipitously sending all available troops to the east, he would not get a battle-ready army, but rather a disorganized hoard […]
Symptoms!
2 Jan 23 Symptoms of our return to feudalism: A tiny MA coastal town (mostly an island) is currently experiencing a dangerous situation, owning to an abundance of hungry, aggressive, and increasingly-fearless local coyotes! Coyotes are pouncing upon, and subsequently dining on, domestic cats, dogs, and other pets, and are mostly unimpressed […]
Last Quip of 2022, snowstorm in NY!
31 Dec 22 Western NY Snowstorm! A three-day blizzard struck western NY last week, starting on Friday, 23 Dec 22 For most, the “official end” means nothing, as many residences are still without power, and driving bans remain in effect in much of the area. Snowstorms are far from rare in […]
TX Hunting!
29 Dec 22 Big-Game Hunting in TX I just spent the last two days hunting here in TX at a well-known exotic game ranch near San Antonio. I shot two nice animals, using my SA VHS2 (Hellion) Rifle (w/Osprey/Global 1×4 optic) and Defiant Munitions 5.56×45 (223) 55gr TCX rounds. Again, this […]
There is nothing quite so difficult to see as the obvious!
22 Dec 22 “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident, which everybody has decided not to see.” Ayn Rand Ignoring the obvious! In the wake of the as-yet-unsolved stabbing-murders of four college students in ID last November, we thus-far have no suspect(s) in custody. Instead, we have unending, dubious, […]
Personal Readiness!
20 Dec 22 “Willingness” is a state of mind. Readiness is a statement of fact!” David M Shoup, USMC Commandant, 1960-1963 These comments from a good friend and Department Armorer for a rural SO here in CO. “I’m currently doing year-end inspections of department pistols, rifles, less-lethal, and guns carried off-watch […]
Industry Update
16 Dec 22 Industry Update, from friends in the distribution business: “1) Kalashnikovs sell as fast as we can get them in! Best sellers are Arsenal (SAM and SAS series), Zastava (M70 series), Century (VSKA and BFT series), and KUSA (103 series), all of which run well We’re also selling lots […]
Some Jewish History
15 Dec 22 You have two options: 1) Deny the unpredictability of life and manufacture your own false sense of security 2) Accept the vagaries of life and learn to live with them” Steve Pavlina Some Jewish History: Jewish families, fleeing religious persecution (mostly in Europe and the Ottoman […]
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will follow!
13 Dec 22 “Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to intelligent behavior. Voluminous, complex ‘rules and regulations’ give rise to stupid behavior!” Dee Hoch From a fellow serviceman, who (like me) is long-since retired: “I was stationed in Alaska in the late 1970s. Eskimo Scouts attached to our infantry battalion […]
Defiant Munitions
8 Dec 22 From Pete Pi Jr, CEO of Defiant Munitions “DM TCX 223-55gr is now in-stock! I have been out of stock on that load for some time, but our vendors have enabled us to recently produce a batch. It’s available now!” Farnam note: 55gr TCX is one of my […]
Short Memories?
6 Dec 22 Willing slaves? “Who willingly, indeed eagerly, exchange their individual freedom, liberty, and Constitutional Rights for dubious ‘protection’ (along with welfare handouts), naively imagine they’ll never need guns. Of course, when they suddenly do, it will be too late, and the naif deceived will belatedly realize that they’ve been shamelessly […]
Predators!
4 Dec 22 Predators and Predation “‘Nature’ is what we are put on this earth to rise above” Rose Sayer (played by Katherine Hepburn) to Charlie Allnut (played by Humphrey Bogart) in the 1977 feature film “The African Queen” Predators are opportunists. When there’s an easy kill, they’ll go for it, […]
2023
30 Nov 22 DTI Training Schedule, 2023 Our 2023 DTI Training Schedule (locations and curriculum) is currently being posted. You can see all DTI Courses on our Web Page at: defense-training.com Check our Web Page often, as Courses are added constantly. You can register directly for any of these […]
Jugging
26 Nov 22 “It never troubles a wolf how many the sheep be!” Plato “Jugging” “Jugging” is the new term used to describe what have been otherwise called “follow-home-robberies” With crime currently breaking all records, complements of the JRB Administration, it is not surprising to hear about an exponentially worsening […]
Decay!
23 Nov 22 “Until we re-discover our national values that for centuries have allowed us to rise above our natures and act as civilized men and women, our country will continue to suffer steady deterioration, that disturbs us all.” Tom DeLay In reviewing comments on the Colorado Springs shooting incident of last […]
Heroes!
22 Nov 22 “…if by life or death I can save you, I will!” – J Tolkien Just before midnight last Saturday, at a well-known LGBTQ bar and night-club in Colorado Springs, a single VCA, without warning, entered the establishment and started shooting people who were there. Witnesses describe the shooting […]
SMLE
15 Nov 22 “Time obliterates naive fictions of opinion and confirms decisions of nature” Cicero Ambrose Burnside, designer of the short-lived Burnside Carbine, and Civil War General (of dubious fame), went on the become Governor of the State of Rhode Island, Senator from the State of Rhode Island, famous advocate for veterans, […]
Happy and Dead?
12 Nov 22 Going armed! Last week, a teenage girl in CA was precipitously attacked and badly mauled, while in her own backyard, by a pack of five large dogs (owned by a neighbor). Another neighbor (unarmed) heard the girl’s screams and tried to intervene, but the dogs soon turned-on him and […]
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.
