“Little Mistakes”
26 Dec 14 “Only the mediocre are ‘always at their best.’” Jean Giraudoux Professional golfers, NFL head coaches, criminal defense attorneys, and seasoned Operators all unite in this advice: “It’s never the ‘great shots’ that save you. It’s always the ‘little mistakes’ that kill you!” “Hail-Mary” passes, the smashingly clever comeback during cross-examination, and the […]
They Are on the March!
24 Dec 14 “Only a fool neglects the keenness of his blade, in the self-deceptive hope that his enemy’s blade has also dulled.” Wiggington Martyrdom Anyone? “Boko Haram,” a notorious assemblage of Islamic gangsters in central Africa, just proudly released a video depicting them slaughtering children and adults, by the hundreds, probably in Nigeria. Most […]
“Divine” Protection?
20 Dec 14 “‘One, with God, is always a majority,’ or, so goes the platitude, but many have been burned at the stake- while votes were still being counted!” TB Reed Religion and Personal Preparedness: (Be patient. It will take me a moment to get to the point!) At my Training Sessions, I try hard […]
Res ipsa loquitur, “The thing speaks for itself. It is self-evident.”
19 Dec 14 “I believe and profess that a people must never value anything higher than dignity and freedom; that it must defend these with the last drop of its blood; that it has no duty more sacred and can obey no higher law, that the shame of a cowardly submission can never be wiped […]
This dies! That goes his way!
16 Dec 14 Six die. But, this one goes his way! On Monday, a man walking his dog in the Philadelphia, PA area was approached by a knife-wielding VCA, who threatened him and demanded he surrender keys to his car. Instead of meekly complying, this dog-walker quickly produced a pistol and fired at the VCA, […]
“Youmaynot Philosophy”
15 Dec 14 “Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our political opponents have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?” Joe Stalin (so eloquently articulating the “Youmaynot Philosophy!”) Australia this time! Most of this day, I’ve listened to hand-wringing commentators on many networks, including Fox News, agonizing about how to […]
Out West!
10 Dec 14 “History does not entrust the care of Freedom to the weak, nor timid” Eisenhower From a friend and colleague in UT: “Two Russians visited us last week. They were aghast at life beyond New Jersey! They stopped moving west way too soon Often, immigrants get to our East Coast, and settle there. […]
Can We Have Loaded Guns Now?
9 Dec 14 “… Tomorrow was made for some Tomorrow may never come, for all we know” From “For All We know”, written in 1970 by Fred Karlin for the feature film “Lovers and Other Strangers.” Best rendering was Welch singer, Shirley Bassey’s, in 1971. Shirley Bassey was most famous for her rendition of “Goldfinger,” […]
Woefully ignorant, or willfully ignorant?
5 Dec 14 “Cold-Range Mentality” This from a friend and student in the security business: “… my ‘trainer,’ one of the senior fellows at this facility, asked me about the condition of readiness of my sidearm (G23). I informed him that it was loaded and ready for serious business. He and another co-worker then arrogantly […]
Perfectly Useless!
4 Dec 14 “A gun that is perfectly safe, is perfectly useless!” Cooper NDs in “forward areas:” Since 2007, there have been 126 “reported” NDs in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). Three deaths, and eleven other (non-fatal) injuries. However, those are just the ones that were “reported.” You can probably multiply that by at least ten […]
… without even trying!
1 Dec 14 Once again, DHS and the FBI are sounding the alarm, warning active-duty, and retired, LE and military personnel not to expose on-line profiles openly. ISIS spokesman, Mohammad al-Adnani, said this in late September: “Kill the disbeliever, whether civilian or military, for they have the same ruling. Both of them are disbelievers.” For […]
Bad Outcomes!
26 Nov 14 Bad Outcomes “I notice that people who claim everything is predestined, still look before they cross the road!” Stephen Hawking From a friend and physician: “When we talk with sick people, before we give them facts, it is critical for us to lay the groundwork, to educate our patients about how things […]
ITOA
25 Nov 14 2014 ITOA, Oakbrook, IL My long-time friend and colleague, Jeff Chudwin, once again organized a spectacular Program for all of us who are privileged to attended the 2014 ITOA (Illinois Tactical Officers’ Association) annual Convention this week in Oakbrook, IL. My friend Jeff Hall delivered his inspiring lecture on “Finishing the Fight.” […]
I Never Thought I’d Live to See the Day!
21 Nov 14 The Amazing Vlad P! Russia’s Vladimir Putin has made a landmark decision to trust ordinary, plain-vanilla Russian citizens to keep and bear arms for, of all things, “self defense” and to “protect lives, health and property” Included are “long-barreled weapons, pistols, revolvers.” He said, “You can get a lot more done with […]
Ma’alot
19 Nov 14 Ma’alot Massacre, Israel, 15 May 1974 It’s been over forty years, but I well remember the massacre at Ma’alot, where over a hundred people, mostly high-school students, were held hostage for two days by Islamic terrorists. Only three terrorists were involved. The event demonstrates how much death and destruction can be accomplished […]
Israel Today!
12 Nov 14 News from Israel, from a friend who just returned from there: “Jerusalem is depressing. Garbage and debris everywhere. Definitely ‘third-world!’ By contrast, Tel Aviv is clean, modern, and vibrant. Lots of new construction. It is a growth area! Haifa is very clean, and upscale. Nice place to stay! I saw many Israelis, […]
“Friends” like these!
11 Nov 14 We don’t need enemies! From a friend in OK: “I spent yesterday at a large gun show, in fact touted as the ‘largest gun show in the free world.’ Much was made of organizers’ uncompromising ‘support of our 2nd Amendment.’ Yet, in advertisements, and on a conspicuous placard at the front door, […]
Evil!
6 Nov 14 “People who seemed cultured, restrained, law-abiding, and considerate of others have been converted into beasts, to the surprise of the civilized world, and, if the truth be known, to themselves… It needs only one kind of circumstance to bring this deeply-rooted malady in human nature to the surface. That circumstance is the […]
Midterms!
5 Nov 14 Midterm Elections: “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but, when you want to test a man’s character, give him power” Abraham Lincoln This where modern Democrats fail so miserably, so consistently, so completely, and oh-so predictably! And that is why we can’t, and (as yesterday shows) don’t, trust them. I’m not sure […]
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.
