As discussed in the previous two Standing Tall articles on gunfighting and the article on realistic firearms training, the aftermath of any violent confrontation can be as stressful as the confrontation itself. Most gunfights are over very fast, seconds in fact, but the aftermath to include investigations, court cases and civil liability issues can...

The internet world of prepping is peppered with people dreaming of or living out their plan of surviving in a remote, isolated location sitting on top of a mountain of stored goods and looking to take care of any situation that comes their way on their own or with just a couple of other people. Then there are the lone wolves who plan to hide out in...

To further our discussion of the world of surveillance and counter measures, we need to establish some standard terminology. Different practitioners around the country and around the world maintain their own definitions for different bits of the business but, for the sake of consistency here, let us use the following: Intelligence - useful informat...

Across the span of recorded history more humans have died of disease, and especially epidemic and pandemic disease, than any other single cause, war included. We've recently seen the damage done worldwide not by a respiratory virus, but by the misguided response of governments. COVID will no more go away than will the ineffectual meddling of co-opt...

In Part 2 of this series, we proposed a recommitment to the concept of State rights and State sovereignty as delineated in the U.S. Constitution, and especially in its Tenth Amendment. Here we will explore one powerful option that would support that goal. One way available to States generally, and to Wyoming in particular, to reduce dependence on t...

Bottom line up front, it is the aggressor that determines when a fight is over, not the defender. When the aggressor stops fighting either by choice or involuntarily, the defender can stop defending. You cannot count upon your power of persuasion convincing someone who has already decided to kill you to give up, you must make him. Whether it is pol...

The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse – Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death – are a powerful, evocative image out of the Book of Revelations. While the image is chillingly applicable to the present day, our arguments in this series are not theological but practical and historical in their basis. We need to understand their underlying causes while we s...

A little while ago we saw a black flag with a skull on it, boldly proclaiming that:   "Your liberties aren't dying, they are being killed by people with names and addresses" Not incorrect even if it is a little sinister. We would never advocate tracking down such enemies for the purpose of anything illegal. On the other hand, though, the lunat...

There are some stark prospects facing us in 2022, accelerated by the war in Ukraine, but they have been on the horizon for some time. We may find a way to avert them, but they will not be banished, and will be back soon enough. We need to understand the fundamentals to have a chance of mitigating their inevitable impact, and in the worst case, to p...

Self-reliance is the foundation for action at every level, in the crisis we face. It would be good to have a realistic, actionable plan and preparations for every contingency that we and our families may encounter. But as Will Rogers said, "It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future." We can't anticipate all eventualities, or prepar...