Recent content by TonkinTwentyMil

ANOTHER NON-COMPLIANT INTRUDER! Gee, I don't think this good citizen/survivor ever read the recent "Non-Compliant Intruder" thread here on THR! If he had done so, he would have surely welcomed that poor, socially-maladjusted, Non-Compliant Intruder with warm coffee, cookies, and compassion...

Okay, try this question: Per my earlier post and reference to the "Tueller drill": -->> If a LEO is trained to (justifiably) shoot a BG who's menacing him/her with a knife -- when that BG is only 21 ft. away... Then, why can't a CIVILIAN who: 1. Confronts a TOTAL STRANGER in his...

DefenseDevices.com. Their website is very informative, they seem to have a good rep, and they ship pretty fast.

Umm... two questions: 1. What is the political orientation/party affiliation of the mayor/city council who selected this police chief (puppet)? 2. What is said political official(s) attitude re the Second Amendment... i.e., do they believe the 2A is simply all about (*cough*) Legitimate...

Calling All Bed-Wetters.... "Criminals must be taught to fear their victims." -- Col. Jeff Cooper, "Principles Of Personal Defense" Interpolation: 1. If you haven't already thoroughly pre-digested the various options in the Midnight Marauder scenario's "decision-tree" menu... 2...

Three Huge Factors Here: 1. DISTANCE How close is the intruder to you? Remember the court-tested (at least for LEOs) "Tueller Drill" where a knife-wielding/threatening BG closer than 21 ft. is automatically deemed a lethal threat -- and basically fair game to be shot. 2. DISPARITIES -- OF...

JShirley's comment re the Spyderco Manix is a good one. The Manix, and the slightly smaller Mini-Manix, are probably the finest/toughest folding knives Spyderco makes. I own several nifty Benchmades, but the Mini-Manix has become my favorite. The Manix models are actually more ergonomic...

It sounds like that old SF 6P is not the ideal ILLUMINATION TOOL for your specific lighting needs -- kinda like using a ball-peen hammer where a tack-hammer is a better fit. So... 1. Replace that 6P incan with a SF E2L (LED) that runs for 2 1/2-3 hrs FLAT (regulated, not declining), followed...

Rio, methinks your old girlfriend just told you: 1. Who she voted for in '04, and 2. Who she'll vote for in '08. The Lethal-Self-Defense-At-The-Point-Of-Attack issue is nearly always a culture-war litmus test... and a show-stopper with folks whose political ideology is grounded in an...

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Among my fondest possessions is a personally autographed copy of the good Col. Cooper's classic book "To Ride, Shoot Straight, And Speak The Truth." While his occasionally-imperious style may chafe the urban-insecure/delicate-academic types, his strong opinions are heavily grounded in practical...

In addition to the many good recommendations here about safes, SM's advice re door and window lock upgrades is top-notch wisdom. To take SM's thoughts a bit further: SECURE YOUR BEDROOM DOOR! The bedroom is the first place intruders will go to for the expensive (and "fence-able") stuff...

There are two political phenomena that heavily color (i.e., slant) all journalistic coverage of this issue: 1. The underlying technical illiteracy re guns that tends to slot ALL semi-automatic action guns as eeeevil "assault weapons," and... 2. The underlying technical illiteracy that...

Some questions re your "friend" Heisler, just to enlighten your fellow THRs, please ask your "friend" these 4 questions: 1. Who did he vote for in '00 and '04... and who does he prefer in '08? 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, where would he rank himself re general/tech gun knowledge? 3. Does...

With some rural exceptions, my friends there indicate that MD is pretty much like most other northeast states where the Liberal/Pacifist-Elitist/NannyState political culture is dominant. That means that (a) the gun laws are marginal-to-hostile (see the Brady bunch state "grades") and (b)...