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Brillianter
http://brillianter.com
A Self defense and survival weblog. Discussing news and topics related to self-defense and firearms.
Recent Posts
The Cumulative Effects of Equipment
From the recent discussion about hand loading carry ammo, there is something that I think is being missed: equipment choices are cumulative in the minds of the jury. Lets take an extreme hypothetical situation: 1. Subject exits his car and proceeds t...
No pocket knives for UK Boy Scouts
According to this article they are discouraging Boy Scouts from carrying pocket knives. Apparently the criminal “knife culture” of Britain trumps the “Scout Culture.” A Boy Scout without a pocket knife is just wrong. I started...
Training Realism
I just read this post The Calm in the Storm over at Low Tech Combat, and I have few criticisms. Full force training. Certainly if we need to perform a skill under stress we should have some practice in that skill under stress. Ideally we would be tra...
Stupid Gun Inventions: The Pistol Bayonet
I know that this is kind of old news, but I am adding for completeness. I cannot fathom the purpose of this device. From the manufacturers website: A LaserLyte original, the Pistol Bayonet is ready for any situation – or just looking cool on y...
Baltimore County Tasers
Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson says that Tasers are too dangerous for private citizens. I think this is a terrible idea, not because Tasers are useful for private citizens, but because they are useful for the police. The reason they are us...
Open carry guy is not the best poster boy after all.
So after the debate regarding open carry at political protests, via Confederate Yankee I come to learn that the guy carrying the AR15 has made statements about hoping for the presidents death: When asked if he was advocating violence against the Pre...

