Readership for blogs is down to a dismal level. Had I started this blog a decade prior to when I did, I would, likely, have had far more readership back then. People no longer like long-form reading, and I find that sad. Anyway, times change. People get their information from social media and video now,... Continue Reading →
I have written about the “essential skills” for the prepared, armed citizen a number of times, and I believe it is worthy of re-visiting periodically. Many dangers remain, but some things change. Per my continuing training, and based on my ongoing evaluation of the changing nature of the threats that exist within the Continental United... Continue Reading →
The threat of Jihadi terrorism is a constant in our modern world. Fortunately, in the United States, it is rarely derived from our citizen population, but due to the influx of illegal immigrants over the past several years, we are more vulnerable then ever to terrorism. The new development in Syria is concerning. the toppling... Continue Reading →
What is the greatest Christmas movie of all time? It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Story? Jingle All the Way? Of course not. The greatest Christmas movie of all time is Die Hard. Now, Die Hard is a typical, over-the-top, unrealistic action movie, but truly entertaining. Side note, gun handling in many modern movies has,... Continue Reading →
The world is on fire. The international situation is fostering terrorism and we might be close to an attack by sleeper cells here in the Continental United States. The other obvious problem is that the left is going to go wild if Trump wins. Que the 2020 style street riots that the media will proclaim... Continue Reading →
It is amazing how radical leftists, who so desperately push gun control so as to disarm their fellow citizen, are quite quick to use firearms if in the service of, say, shooting at a presidential candidate you don’t like. There have been four Presidents assassinated in our history. All three were republicans, killed by democrat... Continue Reading →
Another school shooting this week, this time at a Highschool in Georgia, killing two students and two teachers. The most bewildering thing about this situation is that it was committed by a 14-year-old. As of this writing little is released about the perpetrator. Does it matter? We will, undoubtedly, find out about the youth’s troubled... Continue Reading →
In part one of this series we analyzed the motivating factors for fanatical violence as seen, consistently, throughout history. In part two we analyzed the current international issue that is the root of fanatical hatred and violence. Here, we will visit the strains of fanatical ideology that directly touch us within the United States. Oppressor... Continue Reading →
Here we will resume our analysis of violent fanaticism by looking at the large, fanatical, movements in the world that do, or will, directly affect us. If you did not read the first part of this series last week, I encourage you to do so. The Current Crisis in the Middle East The flashpoint of... Continue Reading →
This article is longer than the usual, and may seem out of place on a blog about, primarily, the use of the handgun in personal protection, and other related self-defense and preparedness topics. However, part of knowing the potential threats in our world is understanding how they are fostered. In this series of articles, we... Continue Reading →
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