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freyasman

Senator
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/the-2016-leoka-report-studying-the-cop-killers

From the link;
"I would assert that this report is just as important for the armed citizen as it is for the police officer. 76% of the offenders in the study had prior criminal records. 24% were actually on probation, parole, or conditional release at the time they killed a cop. Who do you think were victimized by the killers’ previous crimes? You guessed it…people like you. The same criminals who kill cops also victimize armed citizens. Study your enemy and be prepared."
 

freyasman

Senator
http://darkangelmedical.com/blog/how-to-roll-your-own-kit/?mc_cid=926abd8e44&mc_eid=a1d5137709

From the link;
"Remember, it’s your kit and you can keep adding more and more stuff to it but in a stressful situation we fall to our lowest level of training and when we do that, more ‘stuff’ can become confusing instead of us going right for the piece of equipment we need. Confusion leads to hesitation. Hesitation leads to exsanguination. Exsanguination leads to expiration. Expiration leads to frustration and possible litigation. Keep it simple.


The last point we’ll make is of the utmost importance and that is to get the training you need to effectively employ your equipment. It does you no good to carry a kit if you can’t use it. Know WHAT to carry, HOW to use it, WHY you’re using it and WHEN to use it because you’re way more likely to use the med kit than you ever will your firearm. Fact.


Med kits and training may not seem as cool as that sweet new blaster you bought, but the last time I checked, watching myself or my buddy bleed out ain’t too cool either."
 

freyasman

Senator
Good article on the shelf-stable/survival food industry;
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-11-22/business-is-booming-for-america-s-survival-food-king
From the link;
"Wildfires and hurricanes aren’t the only reasons behind the spread of the survivalist mindset. According to a United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, warming temperatures will reduce global agriculture yields more than 2 percent every decade, given current trends, as the world’s population surges to 9 billion. Food prices could almost double by 2050. If they do, regional and international conflicts over limited affordable food would likely escalate—further increasing the odds against food security.

“This isn’t about the zombie apocalypse anymore—natural disasters are the new normal,” says Daisy Luther, the blogger behind the website the Organic Prepper and a survivalist in the more typical vein. She thinks we should all follow the adage, “eat what you store, store what you eat,” and has guns to protect her daughters—and her stockpiles—from the lazy hordes who didn’t plan ahead. “Being prepared is now just acting responsibly, especially for moms,” she says. She sells freeze-dried and survival products through her online Prepper Market, but in truth, she has a touch of scorn for the parvenu Wise-buying prepper-lite. “Those just-add-water meals can work in a pinch, but they’re not tasty or healthy long-term,” she admonishes. “You need more than just products, you need knowledge about how to prepare and season freeze-dried foods. You need a culture of preparedness.” Luther, like Jackson, sees a movement arising from the reasonable concerns of citizens who recognize that we’re up against increasing environmental threats on the one hand and diminishing government safety nets on the other.

“Luck favors the prepared,” Jackson says more than once during my visit. I still have yet to invest in this luck, but I’ve begun to consider it. I live in Nashville in a flood-prone region that was hammered by rains when Harvey and Irma swept inland. My friends and neighbors might actually welcome those 72-hour survival kits Wise promotes after Black Friday if I give them as holiday gifts. We can stuff them in the corners of our pantries and hope like hell we never have to add water."
 

freyasman

Senator
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/lessons-learned-from-the-egyptian-mosque-attack
From the link;
"Why does this matter to Americans? It matters because the same group that conducted this attack has vowed to attack American citizens in a similar manner. By studying attacks like this, we are getting an advance look at our enemy’s playbook. If we pay attention, we can put countermeasures in effect before the attacks arrive here. In a worst case scenario, we will at least know how to respond to such an attack without creating additional innocent casualties."

Follow the link and read the whole thing.
 

Fast Eddy

Mayor
If you are ever in a car and need to get out, like a car sinking in water, pull the headrest out of the seat and use the ends to break the window, that is what they were designed that way for (removable).
 

freyasman

Senator
http://tacticalanatomy.com/blog/106-wound-ballistics-practical-issues.html
From the link;
"First step: take at least one good force-on-force training school. These aren't easy to find, but they are valuable beyond belief. My training company partner, David Maglio, and I used to offer such a school which we calledDeadly Force Decisions. It was a helluva good class. People who took it were amazed, and profoundly grateful to have that training. But we stopped offering it because nobody would sign up for it. People like Henk Iversen (Strike Force Tactical) offer something like it, as do other high-end trainers in America, and even they have trouble getting people to sign up. I wish I could tell you why.

Second step: kill something. I'm not kidding. Go to an organic farm and buy a slaughter hog and kill it. If you don't know how, get the farmer to show you, or get a friend who's a deer hunter to take you. Get up close to the animal, look it in the eyes, and kill it with your carry pistol. Shoot it in the head, between the eyes. Learn what it means to take a life. This isn't easy for most city folks to do, but consider this: if you can't kill a farm animal that's going to die soon anyway, how on earth are you going to shoot a human being at close, deadly-force, distance? I only know of one firearms instructor who does this in his class, and it's in his most advanced class. People in that class have taken over 100 hours of firearms and Use of Force training by the time they face their pig, and some folks find that they just can't do it. Better to learn you can't kill another living being in a class than when you're faced with an armed and dangerous adversary who wants to kill you.

Third step: after your freshly killed hog is dead, shoot it a few more times to learn a bit about what your gun and bullets will do in flesh (don't waste the good meat by shooting the hindquarters, but shoot the chest. Then shoot it in the chest with your AR-15, or your home defense shotgun. See for yourself what your weapons can and will actually do. If you're already a hunter, next time you kill a deer or a feral hog, take some test shots into the animal's chest and/or neck and/or shoulders with your defensive firearms.

If you can do these 3 things, you will have eliminated at least 2 or 3 of the biggest Training Scars that defensive minded armed citizens have picked up in their training over the years. And that could well save your life, or that of your loved ones.

Failure is not an option. Do the work, take the training, and get rid of those goddam deadly Traning Scars."
 

freyasman

Senator
Case in point;
https://www.click2houston.com/news/army-veteran-recounts-being-held-at-gunpoint-during-robbery-how-it-changed-his-life

This guy had a gun but he wasn't actually "ready"for anything; he was sitting inside a stationary vehicle alone (mistake 1) at night (mistake 2). He was texting rather than paying attention to what was around him (mistake 3), he rolled the window down because he thought it was a panhandler (mistake 4, even if it had been, you don't want to engage with them. Drug addiction and mental health issues are rampant in that population, why would you open the window and give someone who is most likely a mentally ill drug addict access to you?o_O)
Basically, this guy failed at every stage of this event, and the only thing positive that happened was he didn't die and now has an opportunity to learn from it.
 

freyasman

Senator
http://shortbarrelshepherd.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-saves-another-life/
From the link;
"Some key lessons learned here:

  • Get medical training. The She Shepherd and I have focused solely on trauma care, but after this incident we are going to get CPR training.
  • John Farnam says, “when least expected, you’re elected.” Are you able to perform your defensive and medical skills at a moment’s notice, with no warning? Mrs. M was ready to go at the drop of a hat. Or in her case, my Dad.
  • Do you know how to place an efficient, effective 911 call? Have you practiced making one in a stressful training environment? Mrs. M gave their location and a quick summary of the situation so she could concentrate on performing CPR.
  • You can always do something. Mrs. M is 82 years of age and legally blind. She still saved someone’s life. Think of what you could do, with your younger age, better physical condition, skills, and tools. Never give up.
  • Carry your medical equipment. It doesn’t apply in Dad’s case, but we have friends and readers who have responded to traffic accidents or work emergencies that demanded the use of tourniquets and bandages. Like a gun or a knife, medical tools won’t help if they aren’t readily accessible."
 

freyasman

Senator
For everyone who carries any type of weapon;
https://tinkertalksguns.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/reasonable-fear/

From the link;
"I am a strong proponent of self-defense. I generally have no sympathy for criminals. I generally feel that they get what they deserve. If that child had a knife in his hand and blood in his eye I’d be saying, ‘Yay team!’ But he did not. He had an armful of things that weren’t his that he barely had time to grab before he came under fire. He deserved to be apprehended and prosecuted and to pay for his crime. Instead he was killed.

Reasonable fear of imminent death or grave bodily harm to ourselves or another innocent. That is the nearly universal standard in this country, and it is a moral and ethical rule. But it’s a line in the sand- the line between justifiable self-defense and prison. Between a life ruined and another ended. Over maybe as much as $100 worth of merchandise.

If you are going to carry a weapon you need to educate yourself as to what constitutes a reasonable threat. Research this, take classes, read books, watch videos- think about it. Be mentally prepared not just to shoot- but to not shoot. This is- literally- life and death. There is no margin for error.

You have a right to defend yourself- but there is no right that does not carry responsibility with it."
 

freyasman

Senator
https://armedcitizensnetwork.org/top-three-errors
From the link;
"eJournal: What about once the case passes from the hands of the police? A district attorney or prosecutor has to make a charging decision, presumably based on the evidence.

Hayes: The prosecutor is going to take the word of the cops, and if the cops believe there is probable cause to arrest, based upon the injury or death of the “victim,” the prosecutor is going to go with it.

While there may have been a self-defense claim made at the time of arrest or the attorney claims a few days later, “Hey, my client was acting in self defense,” I can see the cops rolling their eyes and the prosecutor rolling his/her eyes and saying, “Oh, yeah, right.” A lot of criminals claim self defense because there is no other possible thing to claim, even when it is not self defense."
 
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