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Best Bags To Discreetly Carry Your Rifle
A Vancouver, WA man sued the city after claiming the police department violated his civil rights. Mack W. says he was arrested after openly carrying a rifle in the city. According to police, they received multiple phone calls reporting a man with a long gun walking around. In the lawsuit, Mack said he carried …
House Swatting Leads To Innocent Victims
Adam M. is the CEO of Instagram and a longtime employee of the social media giant Facebook… He is also proof that no one is safe from the crime of “swatting.” Adam was the target of an online attacker who called in a fake hostage situation at Adam’s San Francisco home. The phone calls …
Don’t make this mistake with indoor security cameras
“I have your address, OK?” This is what a family relaxing at home suddenly heard come from one of their security cameras. Next, they heard the mysterious voice say, “Taking pictures of the baby? Aw, sweet!” A few minutes later the male voice turned violent… One of the family members got up from the …
Top E-mail Cyber Attack Threats In 2021
One of the most common cyber-attacks in 2020 came in the form of phishing e-mails. Many of these e-mails came from financial institutions and social media platforms. When it comes to e-mail attacks, all it takes is one careless employee to bring down an entire company. This is exactly what happened at the Museum …
What To Do If The ATF Knocks On Your Door?
In December, Federal Agents raided one of the largest manufacturers of ghost gun parts. The raid targeted a Nevada based company called Polymer80. The company allegedly had been illegally manufacturing and selling firearms. They are accused of failing to pay taxes, and failing to conduct background checks. The main focus of the Polymer80 raid …
Tree Tents For Bugging Out
On average, 95 people die each year from flash floods in the U.S. One night, a fellow named Robert was driving home from Dallas. It was dark outside and he admits he couldn’t see much. Robert approached a road he knows often floods when it rains. Even though it was raining the road wasn’t …
The .50 Cal Rifle – How the SAS Stopped ISIS Bombers
The British Special Air Service, known as the SAS, is often compared to America’s Special Forces. And when U.S. General Stanley McChrystal was asked about the importance of the SAS in fighting the Iraq war he said, “Essential. Could not have done it without them.” The SAS carried out many daring missions in Iraq. …
How to Evade Someone Who’s Tracking You
“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.” – Ernest Hemingway For one family, a father and son outing in California’s Tahoe National Forest took a deadly turn. Ari G. and his son Jack took their new …
3 Drills To Improve Your Weak Hand Shooting
For police officers, there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. Pulling over a vehicle is one of the most dangerous things police officers do, yet they do it many times each day. One day, New Mexico State Police Officer Sharon D. made a traffic stop for a simple violation. She pulled over …
Should you buy a break-open shotgun?
One of the most successful stagecoach robbers in American history never shot anyone, didn’t rob passengers, and even said please to his victims. In the late 1870s and early 1880s, Charles Boles committed over 29 stagecoach robberies – more than anyone else. One of his first robberies occurred near Copperopolis, CA. He stopped a stagecoach …
Should you get a suppressor?
One summer morning, Sugston Anthony Brookes, grabbed a stranger outside Toronto’s busiest transportation hub. Minutes before, Brookes had tried to kill his estranged wife. Police received a call about a man beating a woman. A police officer in the area spotted Brookes and followed him. The officer ordered Brookes to stop but he didn’t listen. …
Proof Your Smart Doorbell Is A Security Risk
Most people have some type of security camera – whether outside, inside, or both. Ring is a popular company that sells “smart doorbells” with video cameras installed. The camera allows you to see anyone at your door, using an app on your phone, whether you’re home or not. And Ring also sells standalone cameras you …
Why Do Shooters Cut Shotgun Shells?
Reloading ammo can be risky business. Tom P. is a farmer in Iowa. He works with his hands every day. One day he was clearing pigeons off his property with his shotgun. As he fired a round, the shotgun exploded in his hands. The blast broke bones in his hand and fingers, almost tore his …
Lightweight cookware for your bug out bag
Claire N. is an avid hiker who’s been backpacking and hitting the trails for as long as she can remember. Early one morning, Claire set out for Joshua Tree National Park from Palm Springs, CA. Once there, she began her hike on the Lost Palms Oasis Trail. The 7.5-mile trail is popular, but on this …
How to Keep a Generator Quiet So You Have a Low Profile
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is a utility company headquartered in San Francisco, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to two-thirds of northern California (5.2 million households). The past few years the utility company has shut off power to its customers during bad weather. These shutoffs are called “public safety power shutoff events.” …
3 Top Military Vehicles You Can Get Your Hands On
In March 2003, members of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines were making their push north to Baghdad. They came upon a berm that ran parallel to the road where their convoy came under attack. The humvees in the convoy took intense fire from Iraqi soldiers. Machine gun, rocket-propelled grenades, and mortar fire came from behind …
How a Couple Discovered $10 Million in Coins
One morning, a California couple took their dog for a walk around their property – something they’d done many times before. But on this morning walk, one of them noticed something strange. The woman spotted a rusted tin can sticking out of the ground. As they dug the can out of the dirt, the couple …
Deleting Yourself From People Search Websites
If you’ve ever done an internet search on your own name, and city where you live, you may have been surprised. Most people are shocked to find out how much information about them is freely available online. Not to mention, the amount of that information that is wrong. “People search” websites such as Spokeo, White …
Drop In Trigger For Your AR-15
An unreliable trigger can be frustrating to a shooter, create accuracy problems, and in rare occasions, be deadly. For example, in the summer of 2011, Zachary S. and his younger brother Justin were alone at home in Columbia, Miss. Zach was holding his Remington Model 700 deer rifle, which was loaded. Justin was sitting in …
Did You Pay That Invoice?
Imagine getting an invoice from the IRS claiming that you owe $100 in taxes for Covid-19 tax relief. The e-mail might read something like, “You have been awarded a $10,000 government grant.” It may go on to say that to get your grant you must provide your banking account information and pay a $100 tax. …
Company Paid CIA Spy As Part of His Cover?
Garrison Courtney worked for the federal government as a public affairs official. But Courtney, along with his five aliases, will now spend the next seven years in federal prison. His crime? He lied about working on a highly-classified intelligence program. He told people he was a covert CIA officer engaged in significant national security work. …
Technology Will Fail
The Nest Thermostat is a smart thermostat that is Wi-Fi enabled. It allows users to control it from their smartphone, tablet, or computer – even when they aren’t home. Unfortunately, Nest users learned how smart devices can fail the cold, hard way. One evening, Nest’s thermostats suffered a software bug that drained …
Defense in a Recreational Vehicle
Carol and Alan C. live in a quiet neighborhood in Modesto, CA. One weekend, they had visitors in town who were staying in an RV parked in the driveway. Around 5 a.m. one morning, an intruder broke into the motorhome through the main door. The RV was equipped with an alarm system …
The Puppy Scam Costing People a Small Fortune
Frank T.’s beloved 17-year-old, long-haired dachshund dog had recently died, and he wanted a new puppy. But, he couldn’t find any local breeders with puppies available. So, he began scrolling through pictures of puppies for sale online and found a dachshund puppy named Pippa. At first, the seller responded to Frank’s e-mail with follow up …