A lot of Special Forces Green Beret training involves making decisions with limited information. Special Forces operations succeed or fail on the decisiveness of the men executing the plan. “If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen: a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for […]
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Church Shootings: How Do You Stop a Murderer Before They Become a Mass Murderer?
This morning, people across the country have a mix of sadness and anger after the senseless mass murder at the First Baptist Church in Southerland Springs. Sadness at the loss of life. And anger that the shooter was able to hurt and kill as many people as he did before someone stopped him. I’m asking […]
Active Shooter Response: The Reality
Lately there have been people who get their hands on guns and proceed to kill innocent people for political or personal reasons. This is a huge threat today with the rise of Islamic extremism and radical beliefs both foreign and domestically. People in general still don’t grasp the reality that no place is safe from […]
First Look: Brugger & Thomet Side Folding MP5 Stock
Brugger & Thomet is a firearms manufacturer based out of Thun, Switzerland and known more by its easier to pronounce initials, B&T. Those two letters have become synonymous with quality manufacturing and practical engineering solutions for firearms since 1991. The company initially manufactured suppressors which migrated to optics systems to support their suppressors. Where B&T […]
Making a Glock Carbine: Micro Roni Review
There’s an old joke that seems to exist in the Glock world. I heard it at my first Glock Armorers course and it typically starts with someone asking if Glock is ever going to make a rifle. Someone responds, “They are, it’ll be at SHOT show. We just don’t know what year.” I mean a […]
Military Training: Civilian World Application
For those of us who have been in the military, we need to understand that what we learned in our military training is great, but it is not the end all be all of the tactical and firearms world. In fact, the military is very behind of firearms training due to the fact that they […]
Ambitec USAF Plate Carrier Review
Courtesy of Ambitec Blog The plate carrier world isn’t exactly small anymore. With the rise of the plate carrier over the standard full-sized armor carrier the market responded with a wide variety of options. Seeing plate carrier evolve from what I used in Afghanistan in 2009 to what they’ve become in 2017 has been fascinating. It’s […]
Velocity Systems: Speed, direction and protection
With violence prevalent in the motherland and abroad these days, more people are packing around protective plates. Â True, Â the majority of those people are law enforcement officers (LEO’s), active military or are in the contractor world. Â Many more are civilians preparing for an event they hope never to see in their lifetime. Â Regardless of profession […]
5.11 Tactical | Havoc 30 Backpack: A pack for any need
A quality backpack is important, regardless of whatever venture you are using it for. The 5.11 Tactical Havoc 30 fits the bill for a quality backpack. As 5.11 Tactical describes it, the Havoc 30 backpack is the low-profile and more aesthetic version of their Rush series of backpacks. I am an owner of a 5.11 […]
JTT: Setting Up Outer Carriers
Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear JTT: Setting Up Outer Carriers Fifty Shades of FDE Today’s tip is geared more for LEOs and those who wear body armor daily as a part of their job. Soft body armor technology has come a long way since it was first introduced decades ago. It’s lighter and stronger than […]
