"Duty to Retreat" Laws Turn the Victim into the Criminal by Michael Bama Katt America's future can look a little bleak sometimes, like we've got some grubby days comin' up, tough times we'll have to pull hard to get through. But every once in awhile I'll catch a small but significant sign that maybe that's not true at all. Maybe we're already completely and irretrievably … [Read more...]
I’m Your Huckleberry: Felon Arrested with Black Powder Revolver Raises Questions
I'm Your Huckleberry: Felon Arrested with Black Powder Revolver Raises Questions by Kevin Wilson This first appeared in The Havok Journal March 18, 2019. On March 11, 2019, a man in Fresno, California was pulled over at a routine traffic stop. The driver, a 19 year old gang member with apparent past felonies, admitted to the officers that he had a .44 Magnum under the … [Read more...]
Your “Tactical Tampon” is Useless for Life-Threatening Hemorrhage
Your "Tactical Tampon" is Useless for Life-Threatening Hemorrhage by Andrew Fisher The myth that tampons can quell life-threatening hemorrhage just won’t die. It seems that every other week a post on social media touts the amazing effects of tampons as a life-saving intervention (LSI). After all, there are anecdotes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the veteran favorite … [Read more...]
Search Warrants: The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Search Warrants: The Fruit of The Poisonous Tree by Nick Perna There has been much said, written and posted recently about the Nunes letter that made allegations regarding the veracity and integrity of the FISA warrants that launched the Russian Collusion investigation. What’s come into question is the credibility of the Fusion GPS report that provided at least some of the … [Read more...]
Media Mischaracterization is Ugly and This Pig Won’t be Getting Any Prettier
Media Mischaracterization is Ugly and This Pig Won't be Getting Any Prettier by Michael Bama Katt This is perverse. There are gutter punk politicians and journobots who are actually DISAPPOINTED the January 20th rally in Virginia wasn't a bloodbath. There were 20,000+ of us there behaving exactly how we behave, not being the monsters they insist on lying we are, and it has … [Read more...]
#OneReportingStandard: Hypocrisy in Reporting about Race
#OneReportingStandard: Hypocrisy in Reporting about Race by Leonard Benton This first appeared in The Havok Journal December 22, 2014. Five days before Christmas in New York, two police officers were executed by a man who is believed to have posted his intention prior to the act and also believed to have shot his girlfriend before he encountered police. But he did not … [Read more...]
Delayed Emotions: A Perspective from an LEO and Combat Veteran
Delayed Emotions: A Perspective from an LEO and Combat Veteran by Special Guest Author Craig L. I recently had an unexpected emotional release. I thought I was perfectly fine, impervious to the emotional setbacks that the violence of war brings us. My experience is a little bit different than most. I was a veteran police officer with 20 years of experience under my belt … [Read more...]
The “Sheepdog” Analogy is Deeply Flawed
The "Sheepdog" Analogy is Deeply Flawed by Gregory Drobsny Everyone who reads this site is familiar with the sheep, wolves, and sheepdog analogy, as popularized by LTC (Ret) Grossman in his book On Combat. We all fit into one of those categories, he says—we need protecting, we are a predator, or we are a protector. While Grossman’s analogy has a lot to do with the … [Read more...]
“Life After Crime”: The Canadian National Pardon Centre
"Life After Crime": The Canadian National Pardon Centre by Scott Faith Once the word “criminal” is attached to your name, your life gets quite difficult in a society or a country. Nobody respects you, and you don’t get jobs easily, you are not allowed to travel out of the country, most countries deport you because of your criminal record and so on. The National Pardon … [Read more...]
Could “America” Pass the Democrats’ Gun Background Check?
Could “America” Pass the Democrats’ Gun Background Check? by Scott Faith Like much of America, I recently watched a clip of Hispanderer-in-chief Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke make his now-infamous “hell yeah we’re going to take your AR-15” comments at the third Democratic presidential debate. I recognize that Candidate O’Rouke was probably just trying to go out in a blaze … [Read more...]
