A compilation of valuable information and insights for the citizen defender that I plan to update weekly. These posts will contain links to my writing as well as posts that I believe are worth the time and trouble to read. They will cover the entire gamut of personal security, electronic security, self defense, firearms, equipment, and more.
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Don't Get Shot: Dealing With Police During a Traffic Stop
Something people often misunderstand is that the law does not require us to make perfect decisions in a self-defense incident nor does it demand that the threat against which we defend ourselves be an actual threat. The law demands that you must have a reasonably objective belief that you are responding to an imminent deadly threat.
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“Priority of Scan” – An Officer Survival Necessity
The priorities of scan discussed in this article apply equally to the citizen defender who is dealing with an unknown contact.
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Useless OPSEC Measure: Vary Your Routes
As the author points out, unless you live in a high terrorist threat environment, it is extremely doubtful that the benefit conferred from varying your routes is an increase in security, and certainly not an increase in security that is equal to or greater than the effort expended.
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How to Make Sure You’re Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location
Your devices and the apps on them really want to know where you are—whether it's to update you on traffic issues, recommend some a place to get new tires, or to target you for advertising. Even if you think you have turned off all location sharing, your device or apps still might be able to track you. Worse yet, if an ex-turned stalker has ever had access to your device, it may be providing them the history of all your movements. This article discusses how to make sure you are only sharing your location with entities you intend to share it with.
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How (and Why) To Degoogle Your Life and Protect Your Privacy
Speaking of sharing your location. THE GOOGLE is collecting every bit of data about you that it can. Understandable since selling your information to advertisers is their business model. Google tracks your search queries, monitors your interactions with online products and services, and even keeps tabs on your physical movements while using Google Maps. Each data point adds to your user profile, which Google then uses to strategically present ads. Google is free because YOU are the product.
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Doubts Raised About Certain Reaction-Time Police Training Exercises
I always ensure that students in my firearms training classes walk away from class with some type of positive success. However, you do students a disservice when you slow down an exercise to allow them to build artificial self confidence.
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Threatening Deadly Force: Musings on Brandishing and Warning Shots
A good summary busting many Internet myths floating around concerning brandishing and warning shots.
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I think it has well and truly arrived. In the last four years, the United States changed more than I would have ever believed was possible in my lifetime—much less in a short four years. The Universities are always a good meter to measure against how society is going. And as a man was being assaulted and his constitutional rights clearly being violated America has laughed at it.
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The Mother of All Muzzleloaders
If exploding a nuclear bomb in a hole was cool, then turning it into a big honking gun would be even cooler. Yeah, but can you carry it AIW?
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