We live in a networked society 330 million in the US (of 370 million total in North America), sustained by a complex infrastructure with both private and public/governmental components that provide a means of exchange, deliver power, transport goods and services, enable communication, and maintain civil order. Kick out one leg of a three-legged sto...

Type: Dry Practice (No live ammunition) Time: 1 hour Venue: Title: Basic Pistol Course- Lesson 1 Weapon Training Classroom Students: 12 Student Equipment:  12 X Pistols 36 X Pistol magazines 10 X dummy pistol rounds per student Instructor Equipment: 1 X Pistol 3 X Pistol magazine 10 X dummy pistol rounds Assistant Instructors (AI'S): 2 (Names)...

"APPLE IS EVIL!" That may be true, but the tech is hard to let go for many, especially with so few decent alternatives that have a better privacy record out there. Many will find some of the following setting changes to be too impractical and that is normal and fine, everyone should make their own changes - balancing their threat level with ease of...

Introduction We grew up during the Cold War (the long standoff between the US and USSR superpowers and their respective alliances) under the constant background threat of nuclear war. We didn't necessarily understand it very well - even the military, academic, and scientific communities did not - but it was a constant presence in our lives. Since t...

We will be posting complete firearms training curricula on this site. Here's why. Lawless, violent threats to U.S. citizens are mounting. Violent crime rates that began a long decline from earlier highs in the 1990s are once again climbing rapidly in much of the country. These increases are much more pronounced in urban areas, where illegal drug tr...

Security Analysis provides a foundation for all forms of planning, preparedness, and security in the face of threats to our well-being. It calls for a hard and disciplined look at our surroundings, which helps us to anticipate threats, recognize them when they appear, and prepare in advance to manage or defeat them. Security Analysis has several co...

One essential skill needed in preparation for protecting a community is tactical tracking. Linked intimately with patrolling, tactical tracking will provide intelligence on any movement around the community and allow patrols to interdict potential aggressors. After establishing the community's perimeter, knowing who is moving around it will be a vi...

If a phone, tablet, or laptop only store 24 hours of communication then how useful is that to the enemy? In contrast, how useful are months or years of someone's private messages? Many have their own favorite ways to communicate securely on messaging apps, but all will agree on this basic concept - encryption really works. Encrypted messaging, stor...

Reminder: Components of Situational Awareness: Observation Perception Description Memory Human Behavior Deduction By now you should have a good handle on how to work on the skills of Observation, Perception and Description. Feel free to re-read our last article before diving in here. a. Memory. i. Tier One observation skills will not help you much ...

In this day and age, cars figure prominently in all aspects of life in America and that includes criminal activities. Whether in use by the criminal, the intended victim or just parked on the street, cars will be around most shooting incidents outside and the prudent practitioner of armed self-defense would do well to recognize this fact and take s...