An off-duty police officer was buying medicine with his wife and child at a drug store in São Paulo, Brazil when the two men, wearing hoods and waiving guns ran in. The moment was captured on video and is the stuff of legends. This the scenario every parent in law enforcement fears most. Law enforcement agencies don't talk about it in detail and some don't even train one … [Read more...] about Meanwhile in Brazil: Off-Duty Police Officer Armed with a Baby and a Handgun Shoots Robbers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation made big news selecting the Glock 19M as their new duty weapon. The Marines have performed acquisition magic and jumped on the FBI contract to buy Glocks for 400 lucky Marines. This is a separate purchase from last year's Glock 19s for MARSOC. The GLOCK 19M features over 20 design modifications from its Gen4 predecessor, including the … [Read more...] about Marines buy the Glock 19M for CID agents and Helicopter Squadron One
After every mass shooting come the calls for new laws. Let us consider one of the thousands of existing laws: The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which took effect in 1996, makes it a felony for those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. This alone should have prevented the … [Read more...] about How did the Texas shooter buy guns with a domestic violence conviction? Lies and incompetence
A lot of 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 your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive … [Read more...] about Think Like a Green Beret: Active Shooter? Be a Hero
CMC Triggers is making a revolutionary new trigger design for the Glock® Pistol. Utilizing the Patented “Signature Flat” trigger design they perfected for the AR, they have downsized the overall geometry to fit the Glock pistol. I got to shoot these triggers at TriggerCon. The flat trigger is not for everyone, but the simple change in geometry makes the felt trigger … [Read more...] about CMC Glock Triggers: “Signature Flat” Design
The Meopta MeoPro 6.5-20×50 riflescopes have been named Editor’s Choice by Petersen’s Hunting. Here is what the editors had to say about the MeoPro scopes in the magazine’s 2017 Annual Gear Issue. “Whether you’re trying to knock down a faraway bull or punch a cloverleaf in paper at 500 yards, the new 6.5-20×50 riflescopes from Meopta are purpose-built for long-range … [Read more...] about Meopta MeoPro 6.5-20×50 Riflescopes named editor’s choice by Petersen’s Hunting Magazine
The Silent Pocket Faraday Cage products help you mitigate the risk of being hacked, tracked or exposed to harmful radiation. We emphasize the need for personal security, but mind set and concealed carry only go so far. Your situational awareness must extend into the digital relm. At SHOT Show, I had the chance to talk to Aaron from Silent Pocket. Information about digital … [Read more...] about Absolute digital security? Silent Pocket Cell Phone Dual Faraday Pouch
IcePlate a freezable water bottle designed to fit between any body armor and base layer. It can cool you down, hydrate you, and protect you, all at the same time. Condensation from the IcePlate adds cool water to the outside layer of your shirt where it can evaporate, removing significant heat in the process to help you #StayFrosty and dry. Pair IcePlate with … [Read more...] about Qore Performance IcePlate: Armor, cooling and hydration
[Disclosure: the following is a satirical article for your enjoyment.] The new Secretary of Defense had been confirmed and was touring the Pentagon, taking briefings on the capabilities of his forces. He had a well-deserved reputation as a no-nonsense guy. After a briefing on Special Operations Forces, he was escorted to lunch by a Green Beret officer. The secretary's … [Read more...] about An Impromptu Demonstration of Special Forces and Ranger Capabilities
Every once in awhile, you see something that takes you straight back in time. When I ran across American Marauders Pineland collection, it took me right back to my first SF mission. After Pineland, things were never the same. It seems like only yesterday that I stood beside the legendary Dougal Canteeth and swore to free my brothers in occupied Pineland. The fear of an enemy … [Read more...] about Free Pineland! Exercise Robin Sage and Pineland Flag patches
Erik Prince, famous Navy SEAL and former CEO of Blackwater, has a new mission and a new company. Frontier Services Group (FSG) is providing expeditionary logistics and asset management to companies working in Africa. They hope to cut a nice slice out of the $1 trillion China plans to spend on African transportation infrastructure. Based in Hong Kong with subsidiaries in Africa, … [Read more...] about Erik Prince in Africa: Expeditionary Logistics and Asset Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jWGJ3pyLgs Even though it was a dark, leftist, anti-war fairytale, Green Berets have a special place in their hearts for the film Apocalypse Now. This Todd Graham merger of Apocalypse and Pooh provides the perfect touch of the absurd. "Walt Kurtz was one of the most outstanding officers this country has ever produced. He was a … [Read more...] about Apocalypse Pooh: Poet Warrior
