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Gear & Stuff
Equipment reviews and commentary I’ve written through the years based on my experience in the military and law enforcement professions.
The Perfect Survival Blade
Originally published July 27, 2009 Yes, I am being exceedingly arrogant. I have spent the past six years now writing…
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Gun Control: Education v. Legislation
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Originally published in late 2007 / early 2008 and now reposting again in light of the latest SCOTUS…
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The Water Bottle Survival Kit
I’d love to take full credit for this idea, but I can’t. I came across this concept in a Facebook…
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If I Made a Christmas Wish…
I’m sure I would be like everyone else and wish for world peace, right? But what if I was going…
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Have A Go Bag Ready
It may seem silly to do this, but with two tropical storms coming into the Gulf of Mexico (as this…
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Age Restriction on Cell Phones?
According to Fox5 New York in this article, Vermont State Senator John Rodgers (D) has submitted a bill that would…
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The Best Defensive Handgun
On any given day, you can find several dozen (or more) articles about Every Day Carry weapons, accessories, strategies, methods…
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Cigar Box Survival Cache
You only have to take a quick look around the Internet looking for “survival kit” and you’ll get inundated with…
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What If The Future of Weapons Changed?
For as far back as I can remember, as a police officer and as a member of the media, some…
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The Complete Armory
Recently my son was home on an extended weekend after a deployment with the Marine Corps and we got into…
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9mm vs .45ACP: Really? Again?
Yes, again. Amongst avid handgun fans the debate between big and slow versus small and fast stretches back over a hundred years now I’d…
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Personal Defense Pistol Selection
Given the number of active shooter situations that have occurred in recent weeks, I felt that it might be appropriate…
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Safety Equipment For Travel & Fun
Just this past week I took a road trip with my family to the midwest. We enjoyed the drive and…
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Building a Basic Survival Kit
Depending on your background, whether or not you spent time in the military, what type of family you were raised…
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SnugPak Sleeping Bag 32 Degree
As the faithful readers of the Blackwater Tactical Weekly know I once spent two weeks in New Orleans on contract…
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The Irreplaceable Poncho
When I went into the Army as a Military Policeman in 1982, I was issued half a tent, otherwise called…
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