You Can’t Make this Stuff up!
12 Dec 18 “There are two things that, this night, shall not die: My Right to be Armed, and I!” Anon Yesterday, heavily-armed French troopers, on patrol in Strasbourg as part of a long-term anti-terrorist deployment, reacted quickly to an “active murderer,” a militant Islamic jihadi. They shot and wounded him in the process. Their […]
The Sour Fruit of Socialism!
11 Dec 18 “Helplessness is like being paralyzed. It’s sickness.” Chuck Barris Today in France, an acknowledged terrorist, a well-known and “closely-watched” member of France’s Terrorist Watch List, today shot and killed at least four innocent Christmas shoppers in Strasbourg (near the German border), critically wounding a number of others. As of this writing, he […]
Pistols in Pockets!
10 Dec 18 Pistols in Pockets! A company making a line a small, concealable carry-pistols, Cobra, includes in its list of products an over-under Derringer. This small pistol has been accused of not being drop-safe, as it has been implicated in at least two cases where pants in whose pocket it was placed where thrown […]
DTI Training in 2019
9 Dec 18 2019 DTI Training Schedule Our 2019 Training Schedule is now posted on the DTI Web Page at defense-training.com. More DTI Courses will be added in the next few weeks, but you can see what is available and actively promoted now. You may register for any of these Courses at any time directly […]
Paris Burning!
6 Dec 18 “Who claim to have my best interests at heart and simultaneously suggest that I disarm and leave my personal safety in their hands, scare me motherless! Not merely hypocritical, but dangerously ignorant and delusional. They are true believers in false gods!” Branson This from a friend in Europe: “Saturday, Paris police were […]
Hate Speech
5 Dec 18 “Silence is the language of God. All else is a poor translation” Rumi Apple’s dimpled darling, Tim Cook, is the recipient of endless press accolades this week for a speech he delivered in NYC, where he insisted that the entire tech community get together to “ban hate speech” from social media. Simultaneously, […]
More Victims!
3 Dec 18 Another “Victim Generator:” The Chief of Police at Oakland University in MI, oh so concerned about student safety, is arranging for the issuance of hockey pucks to students and staff! He assures them that throwing hockey pucks at armed felons will “cause a distraction.” The only “distraction” the average VCA may suffer […]
CNN Never Disappoints!
27 Nov 18 CNN’s “sheltered perspective:” Today, two female CNN reporters were “shocked” to see a photo of our General Scott Miller openly carrying an M4 as he is walking (in uniform, with others also in uniform) on the streets of Afghanistan. Miller’s M4 actually has a magazine inserted, and this really “raised eyebrows” in […]
The Law of War
26 Nov 18 “So long as Earth revolves around the sun So long as cold and heat, storms and sunshine exist There will be struggle Struggle between people and nations” Adolf Hitler, 1939 “King Philips War,” (1675-78) the first major “Indian War” on the North American Continent. Indian wars would continue in North America (off […]
Placed in Harm’s Way, Unarmed!
24 Nov 18 Our “Unarmed Forces” When a Marine Rifleman, of any rank, painstakingly trained in the Art of Combat Marksmanship, starts believing and spouting anti-gun drivel, it is a yet another sign that this Civilization is in serious decline! Secretary Mattis said last week: “Most active-duty troops along our border do not carry firearms. […]
Hunting
15 Nov 18 Hunting, 2018 Yesterday, at Shawnee Ridge in OH, I used my FS/7.62×51 (POF Revolution Rifle with folding stock, Vortex optic, and assorted other of my specification upgrades) to shoot a wild pig (150lbs) and a female Fallow Deer (100 lbs). Range to both animals was 50m. Ammunition was 150gr Barnes Vor-TX (all […]
Nogun Shogun!
14 Nov 18 “Decline is a choice.” Victor Davis Hanson Nogun Shogun! Our current Secretary of Defense is apparently no supporter of the armed warrior concept, and is thus a real disappointment to those of us who are! When visiting troops deployed on our southern border today, he said: “Troops are only there in an […]
Veterans’ Day
11 Nov 18 “Where there is trust, no proof is necessary. Where there is none, no proof is possible.” Anon The Great War officially ends, 11 Nov 18, 100 years ago! In a recent photo of the USMC Drill Team passing in review (“eyes left”), I noticed they are all carrying M1 Rifles (Garands). However, […]
Sunny Italy!
8 Nov 18 “Prepared” is present tense. “Victim” is past tense. “Justice,” in theory, can be either, but most agree that no justice exists in past tense! Frank Sharpe Just when we thought weeniefied, pusillanimous ascendants of Celts, Vandals, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Huns, Gauls, Goths, et al in Western Europe had voluntarily submitted to mandatory […]
Going Armed
9 Nov 18 “Sheep don’t trust sheepdogs, any more than they trust wolves” Greg Hamilton Comments on unarmed cops, from a friend and NYPD detective: “Here, administrators and politicians put us under a microscope, relentlessly. We are ‘expendable,’ and our lives and health are far less important than certain political careers! In addition, local prosecutors […]
“Unarmed” Police?
8 Nov 18 “‘Police’ is not ‘what you do.’ Police is WHAT YOU ARE! We may be ‘off-watch.’ We are NEVER ‘off-duty!’” Farnam Talking about yesterday evening’s nightclub shooting in CA, Sheriff Geoff Dean of Ventura County CA stated during a press conference today that there were six LEOs present (that he knows of) among […]
Rifle-Caliber “Pistols”
6 Nov 18 Rifle-Caliber “Pistols” At the 2018 SHOT Show back in January, I got a chance to see SIG’s two “pistols” chambered for rifle calibers. The one most appealing was the MCX “Vertus.” 300Blk with a 9″ barrel and folding “arm-brace” Extremely compact, particularly with the arm-brace folded to the side. Good choice for […]
SRA
2 Nov 18 “Hypocrisy is the essence of snobbery” Alexander Theroux The SRA The “Socialist Rifle Association,” whose very existence is utterly ignored by the liberal media (for obvious reasons), is a growing group of American socialists/Communists that is advocating for its members become armed and trained, so that they can violently resist “right-wing aggression.” […]
Gas!
30 Oct 18 “O Human Race, born to fly upward, wherefore at so little wind dost thou fall?” Dante Gas Guns: At our popular DTI Urban Rifle Courses, the question of “gas adjustment” is ever on the minds of students. In these times, most of us use semi-automatic, military rifles. There are many choices! The […]
The Next Decade!
26 Oct 18 Comment on the Pentagon’s recent decision to move from the 5.56×45 to the 6.8mm, from a comrade who was in RVN about the same time I was: “I say fifty years too late! I dumped my M16 while in-country. We loved our M14s! The ‘new’ M16 was forced upon us. We didn’t […]
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.
