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Concealed carry is coming to Virginia campuses
Sunday, November 8, 2009; 1:49 PM by Ken Stanton “I’m making a bold prediction: this year, the bill will pass to allow state-permitted individuals to carry on Virginia’s public campuses; next week, we will be making the case for it. Novembe...
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day
I have been watching a really good show lately, Deadliest Warrior on Spike TV. On each Deadliest Warrior episode, they pit two of the most feared warriors in history against each other. Viking vs. Samurai, Ninja vs. Spartan, Pirate vs. Knight… Glad...
Tips for Surviving an Angry Mob by AIG Corporate Security
American International Group is apparently warning their employees to take “protective measures” due to the public outrage over AIG’s retention-bonus payments. Supposedly a company spokeswoman has confirmed that the memo was indeed ...
71-year-old man fights off knife-wielding robber
It’s starting to warm up a little bit and finally feel like spring. I did have some frost on my windshield this morning, but it was nothing that the windshield wipers and some washer fluid couldn’t handle. But it looks like there are stil...
McGruff the Crime Dog becomes a Crime Statistic in DC
Fresh off yesterday’s story of mascot rage on Chuck E. Cheese, today we have McGruff the Crime Dog getting clocked in the face down in DC. District of Columbia Police officer Tyrone Hardy was wearing the full McGruff ensemble and passing out flyers...
Caution: Zombies Ahead
Electronic road signs are getting hacked in some states and are warning of zombies and raptors down the road. I hate it when the zombies mess up my commute! Traffic safety officials aren’t amused. One of the latest breach came during Tuesday m...
Officer In Distress Helped By Woman With Stun Gun in Atlanta
I just saw a story about an Atlanta woman who saw a policeman struggling with an suspect on the side of the road and grabbed her stun gun and went to his aid. Tanisha Cross, who recently got a stun gun this past Christmas from her husband, never thou...
I’m not a cop, but I play one on TV…
Gerald McCullouch, former actor on the popular TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was attacked on the New York subway recently. Apparently, he was using his laptop in the early morning hours on his way home to Manhattan from JFK Airport when a ...
What’s luck gotta do, gotta do with it?
“I know what you’re thinking, ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ But to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I’ve kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, ...
Enter the Whale, the Inconspicuous and the Shark
So much for Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee he is not. Apparently a ninja, or at least a lame attempt at being one unsuccessfully attempted to steal two different ATM machines in sunny Florida over the past few weeks. One outside a bank, one outside a Wa...
Self-Defense with a Candy Cane?
A man in Sacramento successfully used candy cane to subdue attacker wielding a kitchen knife. I can’t make this stuff up if I tried. Apparently the intoxicated 49-year-old suspect went over to a neighbor’s house on Thanksgiving and began ...
Conscience and Consequences of Self-Defense
It has been reported that the rate of justifable homicides has been rising in the past couple years to the highest levels in over a decade. A justifable homicide is when a private citizen kills another person in self-defense while the person is commi...
Home Intruder Dies During Struggle
Police do not anticipate any arrests, I’m thinking the evidence speaks for itself. Indianapolis police responded to a call just after 3 AM Sunday morning and found a 64-year-old dad choking out a 52-year-old intruder on the floor in the hallway...
First Rule of Fight Club…
During the winter of 1994, I spent 8 weeks in Fort Jackson, SC for Basic Training the US Army. Out of the 8 weeks, I don’t remember exactly why now, but I ended up at the medical center for most of one day. I missed the half-day session on han...
Keeping up with Kardashian Self Defense
To say I was watching television the other night isn’t exactly true, it was more like I was using the laptop in the living room and the TV was on in the background. My wife went to bed and handed off the remote and the TV just stayed on. After ...
Personal Protection Insurance
Every time I have to pay out towards the premium of my auto insurance, or my homeowners insurance or my life insurance I think of how much money I seem to be wasting. It seems like I just pay every month to these people and get nothing in return. Unt...
Be Your Own Bodyguard.
Ever wish you just had a bodyguard? You know like the rich celebrities that always walk around with the big gorilla sized entourage? Madonna, Britney Spears (when she was still popular), Justin Timberlake. They all fork out big bucks, $200,000 minimu...
Wrong House Home Invasion Causes Scare in CA.
No matter what the subject matter, there will be skeptics, opponents and non-believers. Personally, I’d rather converse with like-minded people rather than try to convert opposing or narrow-minded viewpoints. You either believe in something or ...
Who Would Win a Fight, a Taser or a Stun Gun?
How many volt stun gun should I buy? I’ve seen them online from 80,000 volts to 2 million volts. Does the voltage really matter? What is the difference between lower and higher voltage? Is it the amount time the attacker is disabled, or the amo...
When Seconds Count, the Police are Minutes Away…
Here is a scenario for you. You or a loved one is walking down the street, an alley, a parking lot, you pick the locale. One, two or three guys, the number doesn’t really matter, start to verbally accost and threaten physical harm. You have a s...
Seriously, If not now, then when?
Everyone procrastinates. No big deal right? I hate mowing the lawn. More often then not, the grass in my yard ends up taller then it should be by the time I get around to cutting it. Oh well, no one is going to die over it. I’m sure you can th...
Not All Bears are Cute and Cuddly
A man claims he killed a black bear in self defense but he has to defend himself in court as he has been charged with shooting an endangered animal. John Tanksley says his dog attempted to chase the animal off his property at Newcomerstown, Ohio but ...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gun Owners
The Second Ammendment, written more than 200 years ago says, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Individual Americans indeed ...
