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Immediate Action to Counter the Free Swinging Blade
You need options: The free-swinging blade is a complex problem. The attacker's hand moves incredibly fast, and instead of just one stab, you're likely to face a rapid series of thrusts, like a sewing machine pounding away. When a sharp blade comes at you, it's natural to flinch, pull back, and try to hollow out.
Violent People Don't Like You. Start Training Like It.
Whole bunch of y’all need to understand that the good comrades of the Progressive side of things hate you, and fantasize about killing you — and then you need to start training like it.
Threat Modeling: An Introduction
Threat modeling is the examination of two things as they relate to each other: an adversary and a security measure. The effectiveness of the security measure is weighed against the skill and capabilities, focus, and time available to the attacker. Threat modeling allows you to understand what you “look like” to your opposition, understand his or her capabilities, and select effective mitigations.
Self-control is obviously the essence of good marksmanship of any sort, but self-control under conditions of extreme hazard may more properly be referred to as "stress control." We learn of people who fail to shoot well in the field because they were excited. We hear of people forgetting their basic principles in conflict because they were frozen with fear. These are not acceptable reasons. When you are holding a firearm, you have the power to surmount stress. The killing expression, as those who have seen it know, is one of complete calm. Regardless of what you may see on the screen, one does not grimace when he is shooting for blood - with pistol, rifle, tank gun or fighter plane. Thus it is that a great field shot may or may not be a great target shot. He must be a good target shot, but not necessarily a master. What makes him a master field shot is his ability to control stress so that he can put his targeting abilities to proper use, regardless of his personal hazard or excitement. A good hunter is nearly always a good soldier. Let the bunny-huggers bear that in mind whenever they feel threatened.
People make decisions constantly. We make little ones (do I go around the coffee table on the left side or the right side?) and huge ones (what am I going to do with my life?) and all kinds in between (what kind of car shall I buy?). Decision-making is at the heart of all our lives. Many of our common decisions we make with little or no conscious thought. It’s just part of daily life.
Harlem Hellfighters: WWI’s Fiercest Warriors
In the early days of World War I, France experienced heavy fighting with Germany. In dire peril of defeat, they requested the immediate assistance of the United States Armed Forces. One of the first units to deploy to France was the Harlem Hellfighters. They were a National Guard Unit comprised of African-American men from New York and several surrounding states. Later, they were re-designated as the 369th Infantry. The Germans called them “Hellfighters” because of their deadly hand-to-hand fighting skills.
The Model 76 – Smith & Wesson Submachine Gun
The history of the Model 76 submachine gun began in April 1966, when Smith & Wesson’s Washington, D.C., sales representative received a call from the US Navy Department, which asked whether Smith & Wesson would be interested in designing and producing a 9mm submachine gun. The US Navy needed a submachine gun for its SEAL special operations team in Vietnam. The SEALs’ weapon of choice was the Swedish Carl Gustaf m/45―a well-made and reliable submachine gun.
Percentage of Americans Owning Guns in 2025
There has been a 25% increase in gun ownership in America since 2000. The percentage of Americans owning guns varies depending on the state, age, and other factors.
Over 60% of those living in Montana, Wyoming, and West Virginia own guns.
-- 34% of Americans own guns in 2025.
-- 37% of Americans between 50 and 64 own a gun.
-- 21% of Americans between 18 and 29 own a firearm.
-- 40% of men and 25% of women own guns in America.
-- 66% of American gun owners own more than one firearm.
Thermal cameras form images based on the emitted infrared radiation detected from an object. All objects warmer than absolute zero emit infrared radiation, with most of the spectrum easily detectable by today's thermal imagers. Absolute zero is –460 degrees Fahrenheit so thermal imagers can detect everything if there is a difference in temperature between the object and its environment.
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