Technology and Warfare!
20 June 19 “You have to persuade enough people to buy your product, in order to get the price low enough, to persuade enough people to buy your product!” Axiom of Capitalism Western technology makes a surprise debut in Eastern Europe: The Siege of Pleven (present-day Plevna, Bulgaria), 20 July 1877 through 10 Dec 1877, […]
You’re on Your Own!
18 June 19 “Why not prepare armed police to a higher level of tactical trauma training, instead of trying to protect unarmed paramedics?” Michael Heron, CEO of Pangolin Group in the UK, in reply to criticism of the slow and timid response of paramedics to the 3 June 17 “London Bridge Attack” During this particular […]
Silent Killer!
13 June 19 “Gun-Free Zones,” the “Silent Killer” of our generation! Misrepresentation of guns and gun-owners by leftist politicians, and in liberal media articles, is rampant and acutely dishonest. Guns are always “high-powered,” “automatic,” and “high-capacity.” Small-arms ammunition is “explosive.” All guns are “assault weapons” and “preferred by criminals.” Honest gun-owners are ever “paranoid,” “unstable,” […]
Full Circle!
10 June 19 Full Circle: Self-loading military rifles had been in development in Western Civilization since before WWI! In fact, their war-winning potential had been clearly envisioned by those in the know since the invention of “smokeless” propellant by the French in the 1880s. When WWI broke-out in 1914, immediate demand by the world’s armies […]
FBI Ammunitiion Update
6 June 19 This from friends at the FBI: “You observation that the Bureau often changes its mind with regard to pistol ammunition is all too accurate! The Speer Gold Dot G2 147gr ammunition you cited in your Quip has already been superceded! Our current issue is Hornady 135gr Critical Duty +p. It is the […]
“Barrier Blind?”
5 June 19 “When you don’t like change, you’ll like irrelevance even less.” Eric Shinseki Currently, with serious pistol ammunition, 9mm is “King,” as we all know. The FBI recently selected a 147gr HP 9mm round as the “official issue-round” for their Glock pistols. Of course with the FBI, the “official issue-round” has historically never […]
9mm Ammunition for Serious Purposes
4 June 19 Ammunition performance: In PA last weekend, during a DTI Urban Rifle Course, we had the opportunity to test terminal performance of high-performance pistol ammunition on blocks of ten-percent gelatin. My long-time friend, Mike Shovel, currently sales manager for Cor-Bon, made all this possible. Mike has been in the serious ammunition business longer […]
DTI Online Course Registration
2 June 19 DTI Web Page credit-card Course Registration System is “under repair” Our Course Registration System, where you can sign-up for any of our Courses at our Web Page at defense-training.com, has been down for several days, owing to a problem, the nature of which is far beyond my Earth-bound understanding! In any event, […]
Most Difficult
30 May 19 The most difficult skill we teach! My colleagues and I struggle daily as we energetically articulate fundamental principles of our Art, from personal philosophy to selection of critical equipment. Most agree that the chief among challenging concepts we do our best to explain to our anxious students is the correct way to […]
Fed-Up!
29 May 19 At least some in Western Europe are finally fed-up, as reflected in France’s recent elections! Fast-moving French police have arrested four in connection with an explosion a week ago Friday on a street-corner in the city of Lyon , which injured thirteen. Curious that we’re seeing a definite shift in the way […]
Flying with Guns
21 May 19 “Every bit of learning is a little death. Every bit of new information challenges a previous conception, forcing it to dissolve into chaos.” Jordan Peterson I flew (SWA) from PDX (Portland, OR) to DEN last week, with my usual complement of gear. In my Eagle Creek roller-duffel, I have my copy of […]
Victims, by Choice!
15 May 19 “When you are not prepared to use force to defend this civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.” Thomas Sowell Last Saturday, 11 May 19, two innocent, unsuspecting hikers on the VA section of the famous Appalachian Trail were approached and precipitously attacked by a knife-wielding hoodlum. One male hiker died on […]
Agendas
13 May 19 CNN’s Agenda On 7 May 19 (Tuesday), two active murderers entered a charter school in a Denver suburb and started shooting with pistols stolen from the parents of one of them. One dead. Eight wounded. Both suspects were taken into custody, apparently uninjured. In reporting the incident, CNN reporters piously wring their […]
Learned Helplessness
9 May 19 “Every day is ‘ordinary,’ until it isn’t!” Bernard Cornwell On 3 June 17, a group of van-driving, knife-wielding Islamic jihadi fanatics carried-out the notorious “London Bridge/Westminster Attacks” in the UK Inquest findings have been published. These should be required reading for complacent Americans who purchase a pistol, maybe even expose themselves to […]
Booker’s Agenda
8 May 19 “Among many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest!” Gandhi Cory Booker’s Agenda: Cory Booker, a Democrat/socialist presidential aspirant, says when elected, he’ll implement his own anti-gun agenda, mostly (as Kamala also vows) by executive edict! 1) […]
308 and 7.62×51
7 May 19 308 and 7.62×51 As most of us know, 5.56×45 is the “militarized” version of the civilian 223 Rem varmint cartridge, developed by Remington in 1957. Military-rifle chamber dimensions for the 5.56×45 cartridge are more generous than the civilian 223 (SAAMI-spec), although both rounds will chamber and fire in NATO-spec military rifles. SAAMI […]
Upcoming DTI Classes
2 May 19 DTI Classes: At the request of students, I’m promulgating a list of upcoming DTI Classes at the beginning of each month. You may register for any of them directly at our DTI Web Page at defense-training.com. We still have open slots in most: Upcoming DTI Classes: 4-5 May 19 DTI Advanced Defensive […]
Red Flags!
1 May 19 “Red-Flag” laws: As we all know, Democrats are working tirelessly to get “red-flag” laws passed at state and local levels, and they’ve been successful in states where voters have been foolish enough to elect them. More are likely on the way. As I’ve editorialized previously, with these laws, Democrats are converting American […]
Gun Presence
30 Apr 19 “Both liberal government and liberal media sources are increasingly unwilling to report facts, when the truth is incongruous with their Marxist agenda.” Ferris The truth: GUN PRESENCE stops “Gun Violence!” They’ve painfully discovered in the UK, now that private gun-ownership there is virtually extinct, yet violent crime persists, all despite solemn promises […]
NRA Show and Conference, 2019, Indianopolis, IN
29 Apr 19 2019 NRA Show and Conference, Indianapolis, IN This year’s Annual NRA Conference was fraught with controversy, as we all know now. I didn’t know about any of the high-level wrangling until I arrived, and I still don’t know much! I’ve never met any of those up the food-chain at NRA, and I […]
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.
