Many countries enumerate the rights of citizens in their founding documents. How stringently they allow those rights is another matter. States like the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have a terrible record as do other countries, but that is not the focus of this report. The rights as enumerated in the Constitution are accorded to […]

I have just finished reading the NRA’s response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) shooting report. As a refresher, 17 students and staff were murdered at the school on 14 Feb. 2018. The report concentrates on the actions of law enforcement and inactions of the school. I will touch briefly on the findings […]

For some time now, there has been a lively conversation in the fire arms training industry about having all women classes. There is a school of thought that women should be integrated into classes with men, that there is no difference in the learning process between the two. Another school of thought says that there […]

I am going to preface this discussion by reminding you that I am not an attorney. What you see in this posting is my view of the law from a layman’s point of view. Let’s have a short discussion about the Castle Doctrine. How many of you know what the Castle Doctrine is? Do you […]

This is a continuation of a discussion I started way back on 20 January 2015. You can read that original post here. Not a day goes by that you fail to see a news article about a store getting robbed, someone getting shot, a rape, or a mugging. No one will disagree that there are […]

A reader of these posts asked, rightly, “Do you have any practical suggestions as to how to combat this growing clear and present danger?” This was in response to Report 39. I hate it when someone actually requires me to think and back up my premise. Well, I’m up to the challenge. The current illegal […]

I am watching the Aspen Institute Homeland Security Group meeting at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The discussion is about terrorism. I am reminded of the quote attributed to Adm. Yamamoto during WWII “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.” While there is some doubt as […]

What are you doing to maintain proficiency with your every day carry (EDC) during the winter? For those of you who carry on a daily basis, let’s think about your daily routine. When you get ready to go out the door to work, the market or whatever your destination, you retrieve your EDC and check […]

In the wake of the tragic shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas the usual arguments and calls for “reasonable” gun controls to be put in place have arisen. Someone even posted a graphic of the United States with red dots everywhere there had been a “mass shooting” this year. The number […]