Last December a cyber attack crippled Ukraine's power grid. Engineers were able to manually restart power, workers still have to control the system manually. In many U.S. power systems, no manual overrides exist. A similar attack on the grid could leave America out of power much longer. WIRED's Kim Zetter reports: Regardless, the successful assault holds many lessons for power generation plants and distribution centers here in the US, experts say; the control systems in Ukraine were surprisingly more secure than some in the US, since they were well-segmented from the control center business … [Read more...]
Kidnapping Prevention for Young Women
Over the weekend my daughter and I attended Sig Sauer Academy’s eight-hour course on Kidnapping Prevention for Young Women. This was the logical next step in constructing her self-defense mindset. For years now she has been shooting at our local gun club at our Friday night kid’s shoot and is comfortable around guns. A self-defense course was our next step and by traveling to Sig it gave us some precious time together to discuss her self-defense. One key takeaway from the course is to use your common sense—avoid vulnerable situations. Easy enough to say but sometimes difficult to … [Read more...]
Guns: My Concealed Carry Update
A lot of good things can happen to your personal security situation when you take some initiative. For example, what will it take for you to have a "choice" to carry a weapon legally? Having a choice may provide you and your family with a great deal of comfort. As I've told you recently in Protect Your Family, Every Way Possible, I have my resident concealed carry license now in two states, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. With the two, I can legally carry in 33 states. Take a look at the list I've provided for you below, courtesy of handgunlaw.us, run your finger to your state, and see … [Read more...]
Protect Your Family, Every Way Possible
I recently received my concealed weapons carry permit for Rhode Island. During the lengthy permitting process, I had a number of excellent and most informative conversations with police officers, which were worth their weight in gold. One such conversation was about the dangers we knowingly and unknowingly face on the streets today. One officer told me that since 9/11, the sheer number of threats is through the roof. Here in Newport, RI there have been bomb threats at the public schools all week leading to evacuations yesterday. And that’s only what the public hears about. It’s time you think … [Read more...]
MS-13 in Boston
I find it hard to believe President Trump would put up with MS-13. The Boston Globe reports that last week more than 400 officers fanned out across Boston, charging 56 people in crimes related to the violent street gang, MS-13. Law enforcement officials on Friday charged 56 people with running a vast criminal enterprise with the motto “kill, rape, and control’’ that allegedly sold drugs and carried out five murders in immigrant communities throughout Greater Boston. I wrote here that despite President Obama's dire warnings that guns cause crime, per capita concealed carry licenses in … [Read more...]
Boston Globe Wrong About Guns
"Tens of thousands of new gun licenses were issued to Massachusetts residents in 2015, continuing a recent surge, according to state data,” reports The Boston Globe. Take a quick glance at the map from the Globe below, and you can see that the city of Boston has a pretty light licensing density and yet that’s where all the shootings take place. Maybe the liberal Globe could study it’s own reporting and see how gun ownership makes residents safer. You can see the same trend happening across the country as more guns are purchased every year and crime consistently declines. Barack Obama has … [Read more...]
“Like a War Zone” in Jackson, MS
I was talking with a client yesterday who lives north of Jackson, Mississippi. He said he’s glad his commute to the hospital doesn’t go through Jackson. He said it’s like a war zone there especially when guys like Councilman Kenneth Stokes tell residents to throw rocks and bricks at the police. It's reminiscent of the No-Go Zones all around France where police have little or no control. … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Gun Laws Protect Criminals
On Monday night (1/4/2016) a 65-year old grandmother from New Hampshire shot a would-be robber in the chest after he followed her into the parking lot of her apartment complex and tried to grab her as she walked home. More here from Boston.com. Gun laws do not protect you from those seeking to do you harm. Terrorists aren’t going to follow the law, for example, if there’s a ban on high capacity magazines. And yet those who might benefit from a high capacity magazine to defend themselves are left out in the lurch as vulnerable prey. “The persons who have the most need for actual … [Read more...]
America’s #1 Gun Salesman
And the winner once again as America’s #1 gun salesman is: President Obama. I had the pleasure of speaking with a friend this week who owns a gun shop, which does custom work (a huge biz by the way), and also has a range on site. I wanted to get his take on Obama’s executive orders on gun control. I’ll sum it up like this: “Every time the President opens his mouth about gun control we see a huge spike in sales. Why would we want to stop our #1 salesman?” The Wall Street Journal writes: Every President struggles to stay politically relevant in his final year in office, but someone should … [Read more...]
Precision Scoped Rifle: Part II
The 4:20am wake-up comes pretty fast when you’re up late the night before making last minute preparations to your rifle scope. I’ll explain why I was doing that in a minute, but one of the takeaways of doing any serious handgun or rifle training is that it gets you off of the sidelines and into the game. Actually getting prepared, going through the check-lists, and shooting cannot be replaced. As my friend Bill likes to say, “shooting is a perishable skill”. I’ve taken a number of shooting courses with Bill. He’s a regular at reaching and hitting Coke can sized targets at 1,000 yards and … [Read more...]