Posts Tagged ‘weapons’
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Today we have another round of your questions, comments, suggestions and feedback. Today we discuss topics such as getting reluctant spouses to the gun range, a scientist that says humans are going extinct, GMO Salmon coming to the dinner table and more.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Humans to be extinct in 100 years of less, so says on scientist
- Getting a worried spouse on board with gun ownership
- Considering buying a home and the interaction of location and gas prices
- Collapsible rain barrels from Sportsman’s Guide, these look damn cool!
- Building a back up power system
- Where to get food grade paint cans
- Buying a first piece of land, what approach to take
- GMO Salmon, it may soon be for dinner, NOT on my table
- Can cowboy action shooting make you a better prepper
- Are all guns “weapons”
- If I don’t like a round does that mean you shouldn’t either
- How to easily remove cosmoline with a common house hold item
- Is sick and vacation time sort of like “money in the bank” in the event of a layoff
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
I get a ton of questions on “guns for survival situations”, “handguns for self defense”, the “best knife if you need to defend yourself with a blade” and more like that all the time. Of course I believe in being armed to what ever level your local laws allow, I am all for defending yourself with lethal force if you need to and I do think being trained with your weapons is a great idea. Yet the number of such questions has led me to ask do people really think about the ramifications of being faced with a lethal force situation?
Join me today as we discuss…
- The two never discussed myths about killing from Hollywood
- Fantasies about a “Red Dawn” like scenario
- The is no glory in death, for the killer or the killed
- Your gun may be highly ineffective if you are the one being attacked
- Cover, concealment and movement
- Home defense, put awareness on your side
- Handguns are for times when you can’t carry a rifle or shot gun
- A knife is a terrible weapon for an honorable man (listen before you object)
- You do not know if you are really capable of pulling the trigger, until you have to
- You can’t discount the long term effects of winning in a lethal conflict
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
After spending a week with Val Riazanov on systema and Russian martial arts and filming the new DVD series I thought it might be a good day to do a show on dealing with potentially violent confrontations.
Join me today as we discuss…
- First a correction on my error from yesterday – the RRR is NOT a private army
- Real violence vs. movie violence
- The morals of the criminal, he has none
- Professional = death when it comes to killing
- The first rule is avoiding the confrontation
- If you can’t avoid it focus on deescalation
- If deescalation fails at times controlled retreat is the best option
- You should always appear relaxed and “harmless”
- When you do strike it must be with sufficient force for the situation
- Pressure points are useless in full speed combat, anatomy points are critical
- The “systema strike” – misunderstood and highly effective
- Dealing with an armed opponent takes things to another level
- The knife is the oldest consistently deadly weapon for a reason
- In dealing with an opponent with a gun 1.5-2 meters is “critical distance”
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Today we look at a variety of actions, calibers, gauges and platforms of both modern and traditional firearms. Don’t be offended if your favorite model number doesn’t come up the show is only about an hour long. Our focus today is more on how to think about firearms and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
Tune in today to hear about…
- There is no perfect gun for _________, ever
- Thoughts on shotguns including
- The Single Shot
- The Pump Action
- The Double Guns
- The Semi Autos
- Thoughts on rifles including
- The BOSS rifle (break action single shot)
- Levers and Pumps
- The bolt action, “the rifleman’s rifle”
- Semi Auto Rifles including ARs, AKs and more
- Thoughts on handguns including
- The revolver is a solid choice
- Not all guns need to be or should be glocks
- What you carry is a personal choice
- Hunting with handguns
- Building your firearms collection
- The reason guns and freedom go hand and hand
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
I think a lot of people have misconceptions (both positive and negative) about concealed carry. It is a bit more limited then many seem to believe in some situations. Additionally it is far safer than many who are opposed to carrying believe.
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Join me today as we discuss…
- The origins of the 2nd Amendment
- The real story of the how and why of the Bill of Rights they don’t teach in schools
- If you need to exercise one right then you need to exercise them all
- About 100,000 women are raped in the US a year, women with guns and training are the solution
- The main reason you should carry is to protect others, self defense in many situations is limited
- The person who carries is less likely to be in any altercation than one who does not
- Why you should carry in your home not just away from it
- Why carrying improves your life even if nothing ever goes wrong
- The fact that you are more likely to need a gun than you might believe
- How “threat probability” plays into the need for concealed carry
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
I decided to cover a varitey of subjects today and shake things up a bit. We will talk today about local currency, the Discovery Channel’s show “The Colony”, a simple man who is a hero, more on home defense long arms and an “attack fox” (no I am not kidding about the fox).
Tune in today to hear…
- The assclown of the day are the economists that say the recession is over
- Francisco Reyes – Our Hero of the day, a simple man who saved two lives
- What can we learn about local currencies or “scripts” like the “Pittsboro Plenty“
- What does it mean that any group can decide that any paper is worth something when backed by nothing say about fiat currency?
- What would happen if a local currency were backed by gold or silver?
- A review of the colony and some things we can learn such as protecting food, how to barter, using time and resources wisely and thinking practically
- More on shotguns and my recant of my previous views on “bird shot” I was wrong
- Will the 223 / 5.6mm fragment on a wall? The answer is not a yes or no.
- Your best defense against over penetration is knowledge of your environment and solid training
- What is a “non dangerous, dangerous animal”?
- What do we need to know about underestimated wild animals like foxes, coons and coyotes when we live in or travel to rural areas? Or more and more in many urban areas as well?
Resources for today’s show…
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Tune in today and get a primer on bow hunting and learn all about the great sport of archery hunting. I first started bow hunting at 13 and after well over 20 years it is still the most exciting form of hunting I have ever done.
Tune in to hear…
- Choosing between long, recurve and compound bows
- The cross bow its real advantages and the myths about it as well
- Why some states allow cross bows in archery season and others don’t and why both are right to do so
- How I started bow hunting
- Your responsibility as a bow hunter
- What it is like to be “busted” while drawing the bow on a deer
- Different broad heads – shoot what shoots best for your bow
- Finding a good archery shop
- Why most should start with a compound bow
- My feeling about mechanical releases
- The role of the bow in survival living
- How bow hunting makes you a true predator
- The spiritual side of bow hunting
Resources for Today’s Show
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.
You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Today we discuss a variety of issues recently brought up by our listeners and in our forums. Tune in today to hear…
- Join the forum and possibly win a free membership in the Members Support Brigade
- Clarification on my comments about a sword for home defense (note I don’t think it is ideal at all)
- Do you expect a burglar to also have a sword, really?
- If you can’t “swing a sword” why do you think you can swing a bat
- A request to contribute to our thread Best Home Defense Weapon if No Gun
- How our Advertisers are vetted before being allowed on our site
- Is the man the head of the household if so does that mean that a marriage is not a partnership of equals (the answer is not as cut and dry as you might think on either side)
- Why I talk about guns and why it being “irrelevant to someone in the UK” is even more of a reason to talk about them
- Is domestic violence an excuse for gun control
- If 40,000 people die a year in cars should we ban them
- When a man has to step up and control a situation it is now called chauvinistic, it used to be called leadership
- Should we ban streets and overpasses, I am not kidding
- Is there a big surprise for you at the end of your mortgage
- Why you never take a no from a person with out the authority to say yes
Resources for Today’s Show
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Join in on today’s show where we go “beyond the bug out bag” and cover the items and mind set to make your vehicle ready for both everyday and extraordinary emergencies.
Please note – That this podcast is a companion to our podcast on putting together a Bug Out Bag and only mentions items that should be kept in a vehicle in addition to those you keep in the typical 72 Hour Emergency Kit AKA The Bug Out Bag. Hence the list is not complete by itself. Please though do feel encouraged to mention additional items and ideas in the comments section.
Today we discuss,
- The need for reserves of food and water in a vehicle beyond what is practical to carry on foot
- How carrying simple additional parts like hoses and belts can save you untold grief
- Equipping your vehicle with a complete set of tools
- Focusing on increasing your options in any situation
- Carrying reserve fuel and thinking in miles, not in gallons
- Making changes based on your personal level of alert
- Planning and documenting routes and keeping good navigational aids in your car or truck
- Leaving planned routes behind for emergency responders in some situation
- Blending in to your surroundings
- Thoughts on survival firearms and security issues
- The real risk of government seizure of firearms in some emergency situations and what it means to you
- Ideas for additional defensive weapons beyond a gun
- Ideas for communications devices including back up cell phones or two way radios
- Practical simple things like a AAA Membership and keeping a vehicle well maintained
- The importance of blending in vs. standing out – Forget the Camo!
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