In over two years of writing on this blog, it has occurred to me, that I have not done any book reviews thus far outside of a single article I did in which I recommended what I consider to be the top works on self-defense that everyone should read. Well, considering the fact that you... Continue Reading →
Marlin 1894c: A Recommended Self-Defense Alternative
Not long ago I wrote an article speaking of “the compromise gun.” I propose the idea that shooters are best served by minimizing the guns they use and train with to only those that are needed as rotating platforms can undermine your skills development. However, most shooters need a compromise gun, whether it be a... Continue Reading →
Home Security – Three Excellent Tools
If you have been hesitant to invest in a professionally installed and monitored home security system, or if you have disbanded such a service because you were not happy with it, how can you adequately secure your home on your own? One of the obvious advantages that a monitored system will have is the automatic... Continue Reading →
Answering the Door: How to Manage Possible Danger
It is a sad reality that we must be wary of criminal activity even when in the sanctity of our own home. However, realty remains. Home invasions happen with more frequency than most realize. There are more illegal home entries (the majority being burglaries when people are not home) than there are house fires each... Continue Reading →
Keep Your Doors Locked – Yet Another Reason
Leaving your door unlocked, in my opinion, is the very definition of not accepting reality for what it is. It is akin to thinking communism is a good idea, so let’s try it again. The idealized world that many wish for does not void reality. Anyway, leaving your door unlocked, even during daylight hours while... Continue Reading →
Interview on Lions of Liberty Podcast
If you bend libertarian, which many gun people do, then you will probably enjoy the Lions of Liberty podcasts. I have been a listener of Lions of Liberty for quite a while and I highly recommend them for anyone that takes the preservation of personal liberty seriously. They produce three different shows, one of which... Continue Reading →
Practical Prepping Part II: Readying the Home
Many people who lead a prepared lifestyle set themselves up to live in a location where they can feasibly endure any foreseeable disaster and their primary plan is to stay at home during any event. Others have a primary plan of bugging out if a crisis arises. Regardless of your primary plan your home should... Continue Reading →
Shotgun or Rifle for Self-Defense?
What a complicated question. There is no wrong answer. Each has significant advantages and disadvantages versus the other. I am a decidedly rifle guy. I always was in my youth. However, I spent a few years as a dedicated shotgun guy and I was convinced it was my go-to defensive option for that duration. I... Continue Reading →
Home Defense: Strengthen and Deter
I think we would all agree that waking up in the middle of the night with a home intruder standing over us is not the optimal outcome. Much better would be waking up well in advance to the sound of the break-in and being prepared to defend hearth and home. Better yet, harden the home... Continue Reading →
The Dryden Massacre: A Boy’s Introduction to Mindset
I was nine years old. My father would pick me up one afternoon a week from school and take me for allergy shots at the doctor's office. I then spent the rest of my day at my father’s place of work. It was awesome! An afternoon with dad. He worked for the New York State... Continue Reading →