The Warrior's Prayer
Dear God,
Please give us discernment to distinguish friend from foe from innocent bystanders.
Give us clear vision so our aim is true.
Give us calm so we execute correctly.
Give us spiritual maturity so that we stop the enemy's attack without excessive force, without revenge.
In Jesus name, Amen.
Hi Sheepdogs,
I know that the instructor is supposed to repeat the question for everyone
to hear before answering the question. If you notice answers to questions
without the question being printed, please attribute it to my negligence.
"One of the foundations of a democratic society is knowing where to place your machine gun."
-- Corporal Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst in "Last Of The Summer Wine"
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----- Basics -----
"Better to stay out of trouble than get out of trouble."
-- Tactical Professor (Claude Werner)
"Back to Basics with Jeff Gonzales Episode 3: Safe Firearm Storage" by Jeff Gonzalez
"Judgement Day: Guardian Training and Consulting" by Patrick McCarthy
Excerpt:
"If your fundamentals are solid, you’ll be able to quickly and reliably put
rounds where they need to go. But that’s only one piece of the puzzle — it’s also
critical to know when to shoot. Missing a shot might have serious consequences,
but shooting someone without adequate justification (or hesitating to shoot when
you need to) is guaranteed to be a life-altering event."
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I'm not familiar with Guardian Training and Consulting, but I do know that
Bill Hayes gives an excellent simulator class on No-shoot / Shoot decision making.
"PISTOL-PACKIN' PRIMER
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DEFENSIVE FIREARMS" BY WILL DABBS, MD
Excerpt:
"If you are, like me, a card-carrying gun nerd, then maybe try to dial
the vernacular back a bit when you have the privilege of introducing a
neophyte to the shooting sports. We have our own language and mannerisms,
and it is easy to forget how difficult it can be to break into this
fraternity from a cold start. Be patient and encouraging, and you will,
more than likely, earn a new friend."
“If you are reading this and can’t put your hand on your defensive firearm,
all of your training is wasted.” -- Col. Jeff Cooper
----- Aftermath -----
(You have to be alive to have these problems: criminal and civil liability.)
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him,
but because he loves what is behind him.”
― G.K. Chesterton
I asked Massad Ayoob, who sits on the board of
Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network, Inc., how many claims from their
members do they deny. And whether their decisions are obvious or if
they struggle over the decisions. His response was,
"I only recall one. She had committed an armed robbery/home invasion.
Not a tough call, and not something our members would want to pay for."
I found it interesting that in the history of that organization
they had only denied one claim.
So, while some of these self defense insurance policies have a panel
that decides whether or not they think it was self defense, the real
question is how strict is their criteria and how often do they in fact
pay out. Of course, the whole statistic is very skewed because very
few good guys get into trouble in the first place. So, every incident
could legitimately be considered a statistical outlier. [Extremely
small data set statistics. That's why self defense insurance is so cheap.]
Please check out the web page "Self Defense Insurance" by clicking
on the link in the column to the right.
Jack Wilson, the hero of the West Freeway Church of Christ incident,
"Jack Wilson, Texas Church Shooting Hero: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know"
was sued by three persons present at the church during the incident.
Not by the family of the guy he shot. The three law suits were frivolous,
claiming that Wilson was responsible for their safety and did not act
quickly enough. Remember, Wilson was a volunteer. So, these three
congregation members were not paying Wilson to do anything. All three
law suits were dismissed by the presiding judge, thank God. But,
Wilson still had to pay attorneys to defend against these law suits.
U.S. Law Shield took care of legal fees. But, it was still a big hassle.
That was the civil side. On the criminal side, it took 9 months for
the government to clear Wilson of all criminal liability. So, Wilson
had to hire an attorney to work through that legal process. U.S. Law
Shield paid the legal fees. Chelsea, a representative from U.S. Law Shield,
gave us a brief on the incident at an Armed Guard class at Royal Range
in Nashville, TN. 12 September 2021.
“Your understanding and consent are not required for someone to take
your life, kill your loved ones, and destroy all you hold dear.”
-- William Aprill
----- Mindset (figuring out the correct way to think) -----
Awareness, Avoidance, De-Escalation, and Escape
"There are no victims, only volunteers.
You volunteer by looking uncertain and afraid.
You volunteer by being, as grass-eaters invariably are,
unprepared to confront the hazards of life."
— Jeff Cooper
"These 2 Discipline Hacks Changed My Life" by Warrior Poet Society
Self discipline is difficult. The author gives two suggestions for gradually
working your way into good habits for self discipline.
"It’s not about the odds, it’s about the stakes."
The probability of you being attacked may be very low. That does not matter.
What you will lose, if you are not prepared, not aware, and don't act immediately
and decisively, is all that matters.
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----- Safety -----
Jeff Cooper's Rules of Gun Safety
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED.
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY.
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET.
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET.
"Can You Really Prevent Unintentional Discharges?" by Chuck Remsberg
Excertp:
“We really don’t know the amount or nature of training that might be best,”
Lewinski says. “But Heim’s studies suggest that current training is not providing
wholly satisfactory solutions to the problem [of negligent discharges].”
"Tatiana Whitlock: How to Travel Safely"
Excerpt:
"The next thing is discretion at check-in. I really would prefer
that the person checking me in does not announce my room number when
they assign it. I’ve even gone in the elevator, waited for the lobby
to clear, come back out and asked from my room to be reassigned because
the guy who followed me into the parking lot and into the lobby, didn’t
leave until after my room number was noticed and then he walked right out.
I’m not OK with that . . . I’m more than happy to go and request a
different room because they’ve compromised my safety."
"Drive-Thru Followup" by John Farnam
"Complacency Can Get You Killed" by Sheriff Jim WIlson
"Why Staying Alert is Key for Personal Defense" by Sheriff Jim WIlson
John Farnam's rules to keep you out of trouble:
Don't go to stupid places.
Don't do stupid things.
Don't hang out with stupid people.
Be in bed by 10 PM. Your own bed.
Don't look like a freak.
Don't fail the attitude test.
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----- Training (figuring out the correct tasks to learn) -----
You need training because:
You don't know what you don't know.
Much of what you know is false.
It's good to the have the answers before the criminal tests you.
-- Claude Werner (paraphrased)
Excerpts from an email from Patrick Kilchermann.
"Surviving Violence has shockingly little to do with how well you can hit
bullseyes at the range. It has very little do with how well you can shoot."
STEP 1: The Effective Warrior Understands what will be demanded of him or
her when they are attacked.
STEP 2: The Effective Warrior knows what they need to learn in order to
be READY for that moment.
STEP 3: The Effective Warrior takes responsibility for their readiness
level and then takes ACTION TO GET THERE.
"The real value of training and practice isn't gaining technical competence,
it's achieving confidence in your abilities."
-- Claude Werner
"How a Mass. sergeant [Sergeant Nick Bettano] singlehandedly stopped an active shooter"
by Lt. Dan Marcou
Excerpt:
"Sergeant Bettano was kind enough to share some insights on how others
faced with such a challenge could prepare to prevail as he did:
He said, “Train! Train! Train!” Nick’s 10 years as a military police officer,
where he was deployed on two occasions to Guantanamo, allowed him to train
extensively in the skills he used on that day. The sergeant also said his
department, as well as his regional SWAT team, have always been very proactive in
training.
“Train to the point where your training automatically kicks in when
the situation starts. It needs to be automatic,” said Bettano.
Consider carrying a trauma kit for others, as well as yourself.
Take care of yourself physically and emotionally.
Share with your family always. Remember they are in this with you."
"Someday the honorable gunfighter could be you. Prepare!"
“The secret of success is this.
Train like it means everything when it means nothing – so you can
fight like it means nothing when it means everything.”
-- Lofty Wiseman
I'll be giving 4 hour lectures for Concealed Coalition at the Bass Pro
in the Opry Mills shopping center in Nashville, TN.
October 9th, 2021 A.D. from 9:30am - 1:30pm
November 6th, 2021 A.D. from 9:30am - 1:30pm
We'll be doing the paperwork for the baby Tennessee Handgun Permit aka
"Concealed Handgun Carry Permit", as opposed to the "Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit".
As of 1 July 2021 no permit is required to carry concealed in Tennessee, but
there are lots of restrictions as to where you can carry without a permit.
So, without a permit you're a third class citizen.
The class will be just talk, no live fire, no hands on pistol manipulation.
Hopefully, lots of useful educational discussion.
Background,
click on "Concealed Handgun Carry Permit (Effective 1/1/2020)"
On July 1st of 2021 the "Constitutional Carry" (misnomer) law went into effect.
So, you don't need a permit to carry in Tennessee. But, it's nice to have
the Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit for when you travel to other free states.
"Training is NOT an event, but a process.
Training is the preparation FOR practice".
-- Claude Werner
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----- Practice (how to get good at that task) -----
Practice is the small deposits you make over time,
so that in an emergency, you can make that big withdrawal.
-- Chesley Burnett Sullenberger, III
Col. Kitchens sends words of wisdom.
Excerpt:
"It takes a hundred times to remeber the moves,
a thousand times to make them beautiful, and
ten thousand times to grasp their essence."
Why practice?
"To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment
when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and
offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique
to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if
that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that
which could have been their finest hour."
-- Winston Churchill
"Be careful what you practice.
Because you will do in combat whatever you have practiced,
no matter how ridiculous."
-- "Shooting in Self-Defense" by Sara Ahrens
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----- Tactics (tasks that you should strive to be able to do) -----
How do you win a gunfight?
Don't be there.
-- John Farnam
"Further, to quote the immortal words of Inspector Harry Callahan,
“A man’s got to know his limitations.” What may seem like a good tactic
while you mull it over in your armchair may not work if it demands more
skill than you have developed or if your selected equipment isn’t
appropriate to the task."
-- Stephen P. Wenger
"Friends with extensive military experience assure me that they have
spotted the reflections of night sights in soldiers’ eyeglass lenses."
-- Stephen P. Wenger
[Stop and think about that. Wenger is talking about the tritium glow
in the dark sights that are shining back towards you. They are bright
enough for the enemy to see them reflecting off your glasses or goggles.
When I was in the Marine Corps, we would paint our faces, including
our glasses leaving only a small area in the center sufficient to see and
aim the rifle. The black Marines didn't have to paint up, but they had
to keep their mouths closed, because the high contrast between black skin
and white teeth is highly visible. Everyone had to blacken their noses
because it sticks out. Physical contrast (anything sticking out, breaking
the otherwise innocuous background pattern), brightness contrast, and color
contrast must be eliminated. -- Jon Low]
"Age and cunning beat youth and skill."
-- Stephen P. Wenger
You may get Stephen P. Wenger's book "DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS"
free of charge at
Click on the picture of the book at the bottom of the web page.
"Individual Tactics with John Holschen" hosted by Lee Weems
With regards to combat - Tactics is most important. Marksmanship is not as important.
So, practice your tactics. Don't spend all your time on marksmanship. No live ammo
is required for tactics. So, it's cheap and practical.
"Tactical Moment" by John Holschen
"7 more tips for tactical movement" by Mike Wood
We teach, don't attempt to clear your house, because clearing is dangerous.
I know. I've done it. Even if you are intimately familiar with your house,
you can still get ambushed. Even if you have practiced for a year (every month
at weekend drill), you can still lose (at annual training).
So, why do we teach you how to do it? You hear glass breaking in the
middle of the night. You hear your daughter screaming from her bedroom
down the hall. You're not going wait for police. You have to move quickly
into position to apply controlled accurate fire within the safety rules.
Getting yourself killed doesn't help anyone. So, we train and practice.
You win gunfights by not getting shot.
-- John Holschen
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----- Techniques (ways to do that task) -----
"Use only that which works,
and take it from any place you can find it."
-- Bruce Lee
"Aiming at the chest can block your view of an assailant’s hands.
Aiming at the pelvis will usually leave them visible."
-- STEPHEN P. WENGER
"Shoot and scoot. Because, return fire will be aimed at where you were."
-- STEPHEN P. WENGER
"Concealment allows you to leave the scene without being seen."
-- STEPHEN P. WENGER
"If you happen to be in an area with high wind, you may find that a wind at
your back or gun side will counter the conventional technique for sweeping back
one side of a front-opening garment in order to reach the holstered handgun."
-- STEPHEN P. WENGER
You may get Stephen P. Wenger's book "DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS"
free of charge at
Click on the picture of the book at the bottom of the web page.
"Exercise. Strengthen your hands and forearms particularly. The usual
warnings about checking with your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen
apply.
I know this may seem odd in a low intensity basic class, but grip strength
is one of the most important, and overlooked, factors in the ability to shoot
a major caliber handgun well. 'Well' as in quickly and accurately."
-- Steve Cooper, Paladin Training, Inc.
"Spread of the Modern Technique with Darryl Bolke"
Excerpt: (paraphrased)
The guys who shoot the Isosceles have to use the weapon mounted light
because there is no other workable technique. Whereas with the Weaver the
Harries technique works well.
Drawing faster than you can think is bad. Shooting faster than you
can think is bad.
"A police officer’s guide to the terrorist attack cycle
By learning to recognize the phases of the Terrorist Attack Cycle,
you may be able to break the cycle before plans are finalized and lives are lost"
by Rick Samples
Special Agent Samples has the courage to mention the politically correct
terrorist groups. Bravo!
"It's not daily increase but daily decrease - hack away at the inessentials!"
-- Bruce Lee
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----- Education -----
"You will never get smarter or broaden your horizons
if you're unwilling to learn from others and read."
-- Becca Martin
"The Expert Witness and Trial Strategy
An Interview with Massad Ayoob" by Gila Hayes
Excerpts: (paraphrased and edited)
Reaction to anticipated stimulus - .23 - .26 seconds or better.
1.14 seconds for reaction to unanticipated stimulus.
You are firing at a rate of one shot per .20 to .25 seconds.
Bad guy can turn in as little as .25 seconds. It is going to take
you the better part of a second or more than a second to
process that, react, and stop shooting.
“Counselor, what the prosecution demands from this defendant is not humanly possible!”
"Cogito, ergo armatum sum." (I think, therefore armed am I.)
-- John Farnam
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"I would like to see every
woman know how to handle
guns as naturally as they
know how to handle babies."
-- Annie Oakley
----- Gear -----
“Mission drives the gear train.”
-- Pat Rogers
"Flashlights!" by John Farnam
"A TOP CHOICE FOR THE APOCALYPSE
THE PELICAN 7100 LED TACTICAL FLASHLIGHT" BY LINDSEY BERTOMEN
Excerpt:
"If the user isn’t around a charging source, a common AA non-rechargeable
battery will work. That’s right. It will work with the #1 most common battery
in the entire world."
"MSRP for the Pelican 7100 is $ 84.95."
Your pistol and ammunition are heavy. May I suggest you wear suspenders to
help support and distribute the weight. It will make carrying your gear much
more comfortable. I recommend heavy duty Perry suspenders.
If you are a female and you find the suspenders, as worn normally, uncomfortable
on your breasts, may I suggest you wear the suspenders backwards with the Y in the
front and the single strap going down to your belt between your breasts. Females
in my classes had been able to get this to work successfully and comfortably.
"Why You Should Carry More Than One Magazine" by (no human author listed)
Excerpt:
"Part of the responsibility of gun ownership involves the regular inspection
of your firearm."
"Loaded or empty chamber? For carry? For home defense?" by Mike Ox
The purpose is to protect firemen in the event of a fire in your house.
"Rock Island Armory's STK100
9mm Defense — Re-Engineered!"
by Roy Huntington
Rear sight is not adjustable. Windage adjustment is via the front sight.
Rock Island Armory
If the slow motion videos of the plastic / polymer frames bending and twisting
bothers you, this may be the answer.
I had the opportunity to grope several versions of the FN 509. Good news,
it is completely ambidextrous. Bad news, the trigger sucks. $600 retail, too rich
for me. MSRP: $679.00
I had an opportunity to fondle the IWI Masada. Good news, it is completely
ambidextrous and has a nice trigger. $470 retail, not bad. Bad news, it requires
a punch to change the back straps. Which is not a problem if you're never going
to change them. But, for an instructor trying to fit a pistol to a new student,
it's something to be concerned about.
Ammunition Depot has Russian Tul ammo.
"Negative Reactions Dominate Pistol-Brace Ban Proposal as Comment Period Ends"
by Jake Fogleman
Bullpup is a good idea. The compact form makes them portable and easily manipulated
in close quarters.
"CARRYING JUNK?" BY SAMMY REESE
Excerpt:
"We’re responsible for the condition of our own gear, so don’t be a cheapskate
with the stuff you may have to bet your life on."
“Your car is not a holster.” -- Pat Rogers
----- Technical / Maintenance -----
"Real fights are short."
-- Bruce Lee
"Gun Cleaning & Maintenance" by Sam S.
Note that you only have problems with WD-40 if you leave it on your firearm
for a prolonged period, years. If you clean monthly, or weekly as I do my
carry pistol, you will never have the described problem. The real reason people
use WD-40 is that compared to the other specialty items listed, it's dirt cheap.
"Gun Cleaning For People Who Hate It" by BRYCE M. TOWSLEY
Excerpt:
"Although I hear WD40 disparaged by a lot of gun people, I have used it for
years on the outside of my guns for short-term storage and have always been
pleased with the results."
Concerning magazine springs (and other springs in your gun) -
Metal that gets bent back and forth beyond its limits of elasticity will
"work harden". Which means it becomes brittle and eventually breaks.
Metal bent within its limits of elasticity (no permanent deformation)
will bounce back without ill effect. As long as the bending is not too fast,
causing heat and such.
So, you have to look at the crystalline structure of the metal and figure
out the stress and strain tensors. But, we assume the gun company engineers
have done that.
"Sporting Ammunition and the Fire Fighter: What Happens When Ammo Burns?" by SAAMI
Ammo, not in a firearm, that ignites (due to fire or such) doesn't penetrate much.
Ammo that is dropped from 65 feet doesn't ignite. Ammo that is hit by bullets doesn't
ignite. If you force it to ignite, it doesn't propagate. (No chain reaction.)
If the ammo is not in a firearm, it does not impede firefighters.
Lucky you live in a modern first world country.
Guns are like girlfriends, if you don't grope, fondle, and clean regularly,
they won't show you any love when you need them.
"The shorter the fight, the less hurt you get."
-- John Holschen
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Colonel Robert Lindsey to his fellow trainers:
"We are not God's gift to our students.
Our students are God's gift to us."
----- Instructors -----
Remember, the students who require the extra effort are the ones who need us the most!
-- John Farnam
Yesterday, I found myself saying to a 16 year old female student,
"Please stop arguing with the lecturer. Please listen and learn. Trust us.
We know what we are talking about. You are only 16 years old. You lack the life
experiences to know that what you are saying is false."
"You have no legal training. That is not how the legal system works."
I really liked the fact that the student spoke up and questioned the young
lady who was lecturing. But, the students comments just got crazy in the sense
that what she knew to be true was obviously from movies, TV, and social media.
When Claude Werner says,
"You need training because:
You don't know what you don't know.
*Much of what you know is false.*
It's good to the have the answers before the criminal tests you."
He is speaking deep truth. Please be prepared for such students.
If you only teach "advanced" courses to experienced serious gun people,
you may never encounter the misinformed and the ignorant. But, as John Farnam
says, "They are the ones who need you the most."
As an instructor, your job is to teach your student to execute a technique
quickly, because whoever scores a hit first usually wins the fight. But, in
order to teach, you have to demonstrate the technique slowly, sometimes painfully
slowly, so that your students can see and understand what is going on. Especially,
if the student has never seen the technique before. If you don't practice moving
very slowly, you won't be able to. It's an acquired skill, like any other.
"See how fast I can do it? Copy me!" is a bad attitude.
If you're going too fast for your students to follow and you don't know it.
You've got a real problem. You need to get more honest feedback from your
students. The way Tactical Response "asks" for feedback in a group setting is
wrong on many levels. Not the least of which is the intimidation factor.
You have to send out written questionnaires after the class, asking the students
to help you improve the class. You have to talk to the student individually.
Because the students understand, "Praise publicly, discipline privately."
"Instructor’s Guide to Using PowerPoint Well" by Justin
Be careful what you teach.
Because your students will do in combat
whatever you have trained them to do,
no matter how ridiculous.
-- "Shooting in Self-Defense" by Sara Ahrens
----- Andragogy -----
An instructor should not expect any learning to take
place the first time new information is presented.
-- "Building Shooters" by Dustin Solomon
"The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other.
Without collaboration, our growth is limited to our own perspectives."
-- Robert John Meehan
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***** ***** Legal ***** *****
"Concealed Carry: Armed Self-Defense and the Law" by John Murphy
Excerpt:
"Shut up and wait for your lawyer to arrive."
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Remember Michael Drejka. The police declined to arrest him because it was self defense.
The sheriff declined to press charges because it was self defense. Then Drejka goes into
the police station to talk to the police without his attorney. He runs his mouth for two
hours. The video and audio recording is played for the jury at trial, where he is convicted
of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, where he is getting beaten by other
prisoners.
"Prison inmate attacked Michael Drejka over death of Markeis McGlockton" by Kathryn Varn
Do you have what it takes to survive in prison? Gang rape, sodomy, and beatings on
a regular basis? Probably not. So, keep your mouth shut. No matter what anyone says,
remain silent!
" 'Aloha' Unconstitutional Gun Law
Federal Judge Says Hawaii Handgun Inspection Requirement Violates Second Amendment"
by Dave Workman
Primary source document,
Sometimes we win.
I was born and raised in Honolulu, HI and Wailuku, HI.
When the Hawaii State legislature passed the law requiring a permit to acquire a firearm,
they promised that the police departments and the Hawaii State Sheriff (Sheriff is state,
not county, in Hawaii. No, there is no "Hawaii-5O".) would give the required classes to
get the "permit to acquire".
When the law passed, the police and sheriff refused to give the classes, creating an
effective state wide ban for civilians acquiring firearms. So, a group of us NRA instructors
formed LIFE (Lessons in Firearms Education) and gave the NRA Personal Protection class
(in the years before the class bifurcated into "Personal Protection In the Home" and
"Personal Protection Outside the Home") and I signed the paperwork to allow persons to
get their "permit to acquire". Persons were forced to fly in from the neighbor islands
to take the class, as it was the only way to get the training required for the
"permit to acquire".
The Hawaii State Attorney General sent me a letter telling me to cease and desist,
and warning me of the huge liability that I was exposed to, and threatening some vague
legal action. I ignored it. I think my dad was proud of me. He always hated the
Democrat regime in Hawaii.
When I left Hawaii in 1995 to take a job with Lockheed Martin in California,
LIFE was still going strong.
"Fort Worth Man Who Shot Texas State Trooper Faces No Charges
The homeowner says he had no idea he shot a state trooper
when he fired through his front door" by Scott Gordon
Thank God and the Founding Fathers for grand juries.
The good guy and his wife were arrested and jailed. They
spent enormous amounts of money to defend themselves against
the Texas government legal system.
The bad cop was protected by the Texas Department of Public Safety who
"declined to provide a copy of the Texas Ranger’s report under the open records law,
even after King was no-billed by the grand jury, claiming the case was still under
investigation."
Government agencies don't release damning reports until after the media has
lost interest in the incident.
"Law of Self Defense News/Q&A Show: September 9, 2021" by Attorney Andrew Branca
* Larry Elder Egg Assault
* Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
* Charges Upgraded Against Minnesota Officer Who Accidentally Fired Gun Instead of Taser,
Killing Daunte Wright
* New York deputy mayor facing firearms charges
* Texas father shoots man peeping into 10-year-old daughter’s bedroom
Excerpt:
An "accident" is a legal defense, just as "self defense" is a legal defense,
just as "defense of others" is a legal defense.
"A PRIMER ON USE OF DEADLY FORCE (PART ONE)" by Steven Harris
"A PRIMER ON USE OF DEADLY FORCE (PART TWO)" by Steven Harris
"MAY/MUST Questions Answered Correctly. . . Shoot First, Live" by Steven Harris
"THE DEADLY FORCE PARADIGM REVISITED: CAN – MAY – SHOULD – MUST" by Steven Harris
"THE DEADLY FORCE PARADIGM : THE “MAY” " by Steven Harris
"THE DEADLY FORCE PARADIGM : THE “SHOULD” " by Steven Harris
"THE DEADLY FORCE PARADIGM: THE “MUST” " by Steven Harris
***** ***** Political, Religious, and Philosophical ***** *****
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.
It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other.
-- John Adams, October 11, 1798
"Gun Ownership Grows And Gun Control Declines – Here Are The Numbers" by Larry Keane
"FBI abuses ‘no-fly list’ to infringe on second-amendment rights"
by John R. Lott and Thomas Massie
Nameless faceless bureaucrats can put your name on the no-fly list
without any oversight. No court has to approve it. No one reviews it.
You don't have to have been convicted of any crime. Completely arbitrary.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
-- Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution
"U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies"
The Taliban is now using this list to hunt down, arrest, and execute
these enemies of the Taliban state. This is worse than criminal stupidity.
This is treason.
"Governments are instituted among men,
deriving their just power from the consent of the governed."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"Unfiltered with Dan Bongino 09/04/21 [FULL] | Breaking Trump News September 4, 2021"
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty.
Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force.
Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
-- Patrick Henry, speech of June 5, 1788 A.D.
"TFA joins GOA in amicus brief in Aposhian case at United States Supreme Court
in effort to defeat bumpstock ban."
"US Military Courts Rules Bump Stocks Are Not Machine Guns" by John Crump
The article has a link to an article about the Chevron Defense which is deep.
But, the military judges declined to obey the Chevron Defense. Bravo!
"Militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves . . .
And include all men capable of bearing arms."
-- Senator Richard Henry Lee, 1788, on "militia" in the 2nd Amendment
"Should NRA Sue for Legal Malpractice?" by NRA in Danger (no human author listed)
"Biden’s Ammunition Ban Is Part Of The Left’s Plot To Disarm Americans
The gun prohibition lobbies have discovered that even if they can’t ban guns,
choking off ammunition is an effective way to prevent people from using them."
by David Kopel
Please note that while Biden has banned Russian ammo imports, ChiCom ammunition
is available on the U.S. civilian market.
A friend writes - "Grab a Gun. $12.99 shipping (unlimited amount of ammo). They do charge tax."
[The web site is
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"A Flood of Gun Lies Are Coming & You Need to Aggressively Correct Them"
by F. Riehl, Editor in Chief
This is "Defense of others" -
The recent U.S. Supreme Court's ruling (5 to 4, the same as the Roe v. Wade
ruling in the opposite direction) upholding the Texas abortion restriction law
will save the lives of tens of thousands of babies (mostly minority, because a woman
can get $50,000 from an attorney for a healthy white baby; rich people don't use the
state adoption agencies, don't you know) every year.
Can't murder the baby if a heart beat is detected.
God is great!
"Heller Takes DC Back to Court Over ‘Ghost-Gun’ Ban" by Jake Fogleman
"Afghan Interpreter Turned Deputy Sheriff Saw Taliban Gun Confiscation Firsthand"
by Lee Williams
"Consider this report against the backdrop of the massive windfall in weaponry
that Uncle Joe [President Biden] left the Taliban while continuing his campaign for
civilian disarmament in the US." -- STEPHEN P. WENGER
"Debate Over Immigrants' Gun Rights Ignites In 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Case"
By Marco Poggio
"Does the Second Amendment Cover Immigrants?"
His attorneys argue that Mr. Perez was a law abiding immigrant. But, an illegal
alien is not a law abiding immigrant, because he violated the law by entering
the U.S. illegally. Bad cases make bad law.
"New Zealand Stores Ban Knives After Mass Stabbing, This is Getting Ridiculous"
by Colion Noir
This is real. The government banned knives in London, England, United Kingdom too.
In Tennessee, there is no such thing as an illegal knife. Live free or die.
For those who wish to defund the police and such, remind them of Aesop's Fable,
http://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html (in the Library of Congress on their web site)
"The Wolves & the Sheep"
A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture. But the Dogs kept them all at
a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety. But now the Wolves
thought of a plan to trick the Sheep.
"Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. "If it were not
for those Dogs who are always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along
beautifully. Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become."
The Sheep were easily fooled. They persuaded the Dogs to go away, and that
very evening the Wolves had the grandest feast of their lives.
Moral: Do not give up friends for foes.
“Is there no virtue among us?
If there is not, we are without hope!
No form of government, existing nor theoretical, will keep us from harm.
To think that any government, in any form,
will insure liberty and happiness for an dishonorable population
represents the height of self-deception.”
-- James Madison, 1788
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"If you prepare for the emergency,
the emergency ceases to exist!"
-- Dr. Sherman House
"The Taliban Reportedly Have Control of US Biometric Devices –
a Lesson in Life-and-Death Consequences of Data Privacy"
by Margaret Hu, Professor of Law and of International Affairs, Penn State
Very disturbing.
"What If You’re the Victim of Internet Doxing and Your Privacy has been Compromised?"
by Katherin Basso and Dennis Santiago
"Depressing statistics" by Kathy Jackson
I again cite this article, because I have recently been inundated by little girls
and young women in my classes.
Excerpt:
"Men who are murdered are overwhelmingly murdered by strangers.
But more than a third of women who are murdered, are killed by husbands
and boyfriends and other people they know. (link to statistics in article)
This puts a very, very different face on effective defense for women
than for men."
"If you stay fit, you do not have to get fit.
If you stay trained, you do not have to get trained.
If you stay prepared, you do not have to get prepared."
-- Robert Margulies
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***** ***** ***** Miscellany / History / War Stories ***** ***** *****
"Good habits and skill beat luck every time."
-- Sheriff Jim Wilson
"The Matrix Resurrections" December 22, 2021 A.D.
I'm going to have to see this, having seen the preceding three.
Oo Rah! SigInt Marines! Mission accomplished. It will never appear in the
broadcast media, but when your grandchildren show you pictures of the last American
to leave Afghanistan, you can tell them that that Major General was just a photo
opportunity. You can tell them the truth. You can explain to them that there is
no journalism; there is only propaganda. Oo Rah!
I used to work as armed security at an addiction rehab facility (technically
it was a psychiatric hospital). One night, one of the female staff was gang raped
by several male patients in the basement of one of the buildings while she was
doing laundry. I asked for the records of all of the patients, so we could know
ahead of time who the violent criminals and sexual predators were. (All of the
patients were criminals in the sense that they were drug abusers. Just about all
were at the facility because a court or an employer had ordered them to be there.
Many had long criminal records.) The director of security told me that I could
not treat the patients as criminals and fired me. The executives told the female
staff member not to press charges, and that if she did, they would fire her. (I
hear, second hand, that she quit.)
Col. Grossman talks about sheep, sheepdogs, and wolves. But, there are
humans much worse than wolves. Denying that the wolves will attack is what the
sheep do. Coddling, pampering, and protecting the wolves (and the federal funding
and insurance money, because federal law forces insurance companies to cover
addiction rehab) and allowing them to prey on the sheep is a much higher level
of depravity.
All kinds of neat stuff at:
Sheriff Jim Wilson
Stephen P. Wenger (you can download his books free of charge, as they
are presently out of print)
Practical Eschatology by Docent
The Tactical Professor by Claude Werner
Active Response Training by Gregg Ellifritz
Quips by John Farnam
Rangemaster newsletter by Tom Givens
CIVILIAN DEFENDER by Sherman House
Handgun Combatives by Dave Spaulding
Marcus Wynne
Jeff Gonzales
Michael Bane
Jerry Miculek - Pro Shooter
OODA Loop
Active Self Protection YouTube.com channel
Michael Mann Security
YouTube.com channel
Guardian News Podcast
Quantum Computing Sensemaking by OODA Loop
"DOJ fines NSA hackers who assisted UAE in attacks on dissidents
Baier, Adams and Gericke will pay a total of $1,685,000 after
creating multiple smartphone exploits that were used to target
opponents of the UAE government." by Jonathan Greig
Excerpt:
"As the value and use of offensive cyber capability becomes more obvious,
and as the lines of international relations continue to shift, I would expect
to see more of these 'slightly oddball' outcomes in the future."
Oddball outcome indeed.
An implementation of the Vernam cypher (a complete crypto system would be more complicated) --
Consider the plain text as a file of bits.
Pad the plain text to disguise the length of the plain text. [If you're
continuously transmitting (encrypted blanks for instance), there is no need to pad.]
Append or prefix the date-time-group to ensure uniqueness. Compress to eliminate
useless redundancy.
Generate the pseudo-random bit stream. The initialization vector of the
pseudo-random number generator would be the crypto key. (We assume you are competent
to choose or create a good generator. The Linear Feedback Shift Registers are
probably your best bet. All of life is compromise.)
Bit-wise exclusive-or the plain text with the pseudo-random bit stream.
This creates the cypher text.
Error correction coding (adding useful redundancy).
Transmit over communication channel (transmission through space).
Or, store on device (transmission forward through time). Any transmission or
storage will induce errors.
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Retrieve the cypher text.
Error correction decoding.
Generate the pseudo-random bit stream with the crypto key.
Bit-wise exclusive-or the plain text with the pseudo-random bit stream.
Decompress the data.
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"Okay, Staff, but how do the parties securely share a crypto key?"
Diffie-Hellman key agreement protocol.
"Handbook of Applied Cryptography"
by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
Chapter 12, page 515. Download free of charge. [Information wants to be free.]
Whitfield Diffie came to speak to us at a AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications
and Electronics Association) meeting in Silicon Valley in the mid 1990's.
A very neat fellow.
“In the long-run, there is no such thing as ‘luck’.
However, the short-run is longer than many individual lifetimes!”
-- Anon
Semper Fidelis,
Jonathan D. Low
Jon_Low@yahoo.com
