Definitions!
24 Sept 15 “When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares it his ‘duty.’” Apollodorus (played by Stuart Granger) in the 1945 feature film, “Caesar and Cleopatra,” also staring Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh Right and Wrong! Addendum to my last Quip: With modern-day leftists “redefining” traditional English words, […]
Lost Our Way?
22 Sept 15 Where did we lose our way? DOD, including BHO-era Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff are currently trying their best to summarily discharge a heroic SF NCO for the “crime” of trying to protect a young Afghan boy from blatant sexual abuse from a pedophile Afghan police official. We […]
Trump’s “Policy Paper”
20 Sept 15 Our 2nd Amendment and the current election season: During the latest of the current series of “debates” among aspiring Republican presidential candidates, our 2nd Amendment Rights entered the discussion, albeit briefly, only toward the end. It is obvious that neither CNN, nor Fox News, consider it a major issue, and are obviously […]
“Looking at a pizza helps me to realize that anything is possible!”
14 Sept 15 “There are some things which you cannot imagine, but there is nothing that may not happen!” CIA Axiom Western Europe now has its own “Mexico!” Strict border controls were mercifully in effect throughout Western Europe and the UK through the mid-1980s. In fact, border police and customs officers were always wonderfully famous […]
Developments in the UK
12 Sept 15 On developments in the UK, from a friend there: “Neo-Communists have just taken control of our Labour Party over here. I worked extensively in Communist countries during my military career. Like Islamics, Communists talk softly until they take over and start ‘governing.’ Then, their ‘false skin’ is sloughed off, and the cruel, […]
Dueling!
10 Sept 15 “When you don’t design your own life’s plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s. And, guess what they have planned for you? Not much! James Rohn Dueling: Popular American naval legend and hero of the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, Steven Decatur Jr, dashing, daring, good-looking, and who had […]
Pay Attention!
8 Sept 15 Between now and 2017, from friends in the System: “I have been to London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Barcelona over the past several months. The heavy influx of Muslim ‘refugees’ has politics heating-up exponentially all over Western Europe. Lots of hot air, but no action! The English Channel used to protect the UK […]
Farnam Books now on Kindle!
3 Sept 15 DTI Books now on Kindle, from Amazon: The latest, revised edition of “Teaching Women to Shoot, A Law Enforcement Instructors’ Guide,” by Vicki Farnam, is now available on Kindle. Go to: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=vicki+farnam&sprefix=vicki+farnam%2Cundefined%2C244 More books by John and Vicki Farnam coming! /John
Ready, or Not?
3 Sept 15 Preparation is the key! This from a friend and student: “I got to use my DTI Trauma Kit yesterday! A neighbor’s seven-year-old son accidentally put a deep, two-inch gash in his leg near his knee, as he was clearing brush with a small hatchet. The cut was deep, with lots of blood, […]
Common Sense!
29 Aug 15 More “Common Sense?” It is time to make “Irresponsible Speech” a crime! In our time, laws and “rights” need updating, don’t you think? Our national Founders could have never envisioned an electronic age where lies and misinformation can be spread so freely, so rapidly. What is the harm in requiring media people […]
“Do ‘Something?'”
27 Aug 15 “… Do Something,” like what? In the aftermath of yesterday’s double-murder in VA, hand-wringing professing liberals, have been filling the media with blurry statements like, “… and we have to ‘do something’ about guns. We need new, ‘common-sense’ measures” Of Course, as they glance over at their own heavily-armed bodyguards, they never […]
EDPs
26 Aug 15 Mental Illness: This morning’s double-murder in VA brings up a difficult subject: “mental illness.” And one that is hard to discuss frankly without incurring criticism and hurting feelings, so not all will like, nor appreciate, the following: Whatever the current buzz-word/psycho-babble term in vogue, be it “disturbed,” issues with “anger management,” “emotionally […]
DTI Video Forum
25 Aug 15 “DTI Operator,” Video Subscriptions: The opportunity to influence people, in a positive way, with good information and philosophy, is the driving force in my life and professional career. I love to instruct my students personally, and influence them and others via my occasional Quips. Many of my esteemed colleagues accomplish something similar […]
DTI Trauma Kit
24 Aug 15 DTI Trauma Kits When we conduct a TTGSW (Tactical Treatment of Gunshot Wounds) Course, each student is issued a copy of the DTI Trauma Kit as part of the instruction. During the Course, we go through, and exercise, each component. Several years ago, at an ILEETA Conference, Persys Medical of Houston, TX […]
“Stealth Existence”
22 Aug 15 The Personal “Stealth” Existence: In the wake of yesterday’s heroic action by US Servicemen in Europe, who are currently getting microphones and camera lenses shoved into their faces by the minute, as well as being invited to appear on all manner of TV talk-shows, along with parents, partners, trainers, neighbors, therapists, high-school […]
“Off-Duty?”
21 Aug 15 One critical point about today’s latest “almost” Islamic terrorist incident in Europe, thwarted by heroic US Marines, who didn’t hesitate, nor wait around for “approval,” nor obsess endlessly about violations of “international protocol,” ad nauseam. They dared, and they won! The point is this: For US Military personnel, and LEOs, there is […]
… When You Have a Choice
18 Aug 15 “Reluctant” Prosecution: Earlier this month in OH, a homeowner shot and killed a burglary suspect. The homeowner, armed with a pistol (brand/caliber unreported), confronted a pair of burglary suspects who were in the act of forcible entry into his home. Not clear if words were exchanged, but the brace of burglars instantly […]
Coming to a Place Near You…
16 Aug 15 Here it Comes: The ominous threat to American police and military personnel, and their families, represented by ISIS operatives, already within CONUS, and now armed with a wealth of hacked personal information, is only going to ramp-up, not fade away. Our enemies are not shy about telling us what they’re going to […]
Taurus Settlement and Recall
8 Aug 15 Taurus Recall and Drop-Safety: Brazilian-made Taurus pistols have been with us for several decades, enjoying a spotty reputation. Their striker-fired “PT” line has represented, for most consumers, a low-cost alternative to Glocks, XDs, M&Ps, SIG 320s, Kahrs, et al Over the past few years, Taurus PT Pistols have been implicated in a […]
Never Give Up! Never Give In! Always Call Their Bluff!
7 Aug 15 This is from one of my students who works for DOD as a security contractor: “As a DOD contract security officer, I’m ordered to carry my M9 pistol with a magazine inserted (hardball), and the manual ‘safety’ (actually the decocking lever) in the ‘on’ (down) position. Chamber empty. No back-up guns allowed. […]
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.
