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Love Freedom Enough?

23 May 14 “When they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.” Thomas Pynchon Bankrupt and crumbling Detroit, MI, where all who are able are getting out as fast as they can, has unhappily become the sister-city of Johannesburg, South Africa! For years, Johannesburg has claimed, among other […]

No, We won’t!

19 May 14 Lions and Hyenas: Some day, they will come for you in the night, and they will kill you They will be dissuaded many times, but eventually they’ll come You’ll doubtless slay many, even most But, the remainder will overwhelm and kill you, and there is little you can do, And yet … […]

Going to guns, Part II

16 June 14 “I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has, in some way, obstructed interstate commerce.” J. Edgar Hoover These comments from a now-retired, skid-row beat-cop who worked his entire career in a large metro area, which then and now, can […]

“Going to Guns!”

16 May 14 When we “go to guns!” “We are irritated by rascals, intolerant of fools, and prepared to love the rest. But where are they?” Mignon McLaughlin We professing Operators spend much time on our weapon skills, as it should be. Recent, inadvertent videos of police officers, and other good people, shooting criminal suspects, […]

How Do You Do?

13 May 14 “How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?” Charles de Gaulle Full Circle! Popular Chief of the LAPD, Charlie Beck, was photographed today carrying on his waist a (are you ready for this?) 1911 pistol, with hammer in full-cock position! Recruits entering the famous […]

Quips are Back!

13 May 14 As you’ve probably noticed, Quips have not been sending since the beginning of his month. They have been written and posted on our Web Page at defense-training.com This was necessitated because of new anti-spam measures implemented by AOL. We now have everything “fixed,” so the postings will begin going out as they […]

Rifles!

12 May 14 “The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be […]

You never know….!

8 May 14 Terminal Ballistics! “We are not preparing for the world we live in. We are preparing for the world we may find ourselves in!” Michael Mabee During a brief stand-off between Pinal Co, AZ officers and a single auto-theft suspect, that took place in January of this year, the suspect was ultimately engaged […]

“Smart” Guns?

6 May 14 “Smart” Guns? This morning, I saw a news report on so-called “smart” pistols. It seems NJ and CA (what a surprise?) are currently considering legislation requiring this “new” technology on all sales of new pistols. Of course, the reporter, who obviously knows nothing about guns (another surprise!), didn’t even know enough to […]

Web Page Only

6 May 14 The next few Quips will go to DTI’s Web Page and Facebook page only, as we are still trying to work past AOL’s new spam controls. All will be eventually sent to the Distribution List, but it may be a week or two! /John

FSM4 Update

30 Apr 14 FSM4 Update You can see photos and details on the FSM4 at RobarGuns.com. I’m traveling with my copy now, and it exceeds all expectations! Operators should have one! /John

“Training?”

29 Apr 14 “Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it!” Andre Gid Comments on institutionalized training. We, now and then, present training programs at state academies and other long-established “institutions.” In the private sector, we’ve moved forward rapidly over the past few decades, but many institutions, state and federal, still […]

A Police Career

15 Apr 14 “An honest man speaks the truth, though it gives offence. A vain man, in order that it may.” William Hazlitt With regard to the foregoing, without vanity nor immersing myself, once more, in the endless discussion about calibers and capacities, here is a sage note from a friend, recently retired, who worked […]

Victims, by Policy

10 Apr 14 “At Dawn, We Slept!” We can all clearly see how much mayhem a single lunatic, armed only with a pistol, can do among unarmed members of our ‘armed’ forces, all the base ‘security’ notwithstanding. Can you imagine how many innocent, unarmed soldiers will be murdered during a coordinated attack on a base […]

Surprise!

10 Apr 14 “The secret of a good sermon is a good beginning, and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.” George Burns Per George’s advice, I’ll try to be brief! We hate surprises! When fighting for our lives, surprises generally represent bad news. Modern, well-maintained, military small-arms seldom fail […]

Chicago Addendum

9 Apr 14 Chicago Addendum: Other friends in Chicago provides this update and correction: “Chicago’s first CCL incident involved a license-holder shooting at two men, at least one of whom armed with a pistol, who menacingly confronted him in a gangway at his home. It took place on 5 Apr 14. Both suspects immediately fled […]

You never Know!

8 Apr 14 “Hey! You never know!” Promotional motto of the NY Lottery Monday evening, a suspect walked into LAPD’s West Traffic Division lobby and, without a word, began firing a pistol at two uniformed officers. One officer was hit multiple times. The other was unhurt. Injured officer is still in the hospital, but recovering. […]

FSM4 Addendum

8 Apr 14 Addendum to FSM4: My long-time friend and colleague, Pat Sweeny, who has forgotten more about the Stoner System than I’m ever likely to know, reminded me to provide the following critical information about the FSM4, which I neglected in my Quip of yesterday: Yes, the FSM4 has a genuine NATO 5.56×45 chamber, […]

Good News from Chicago!

8 Apr 14 “Since no politician ever believes what he says, he is quite surprised when taken at his word!” Charles de Gaulle From a friend in the area: “I recently noted two interesting facts: 1) The City of Chicago (formally ‘murder-capital of the nation’) has just reported it’s lowest murder rate since 1958! 2) […]

Farnam Rifle

7 Apr 14 The “Farnam Signature M4” I’ve written long and often about the Stoner System and its variations. I first starting using one in Marine OCS at Quantico, VA in 1967. It was the rifle with which I went to war! Today, I own a number of modern copies, STS, BCM, LaRue, Doublestar, DLS, DSA, et al. […]