In case you didn’t catch the news on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that Chicago’s 28-year ban on handguns violated the right to keep and bear arms.
While the decision doesn’t remove any other gun control measures currently in place, it paves a legal path for gun restriction challenges across the country.
This decision confirms that the Second Amendment binds state, local, and federal domains like the District of Columbia. You may remember a small case called D.C. v. Heller that overturned a similar gun law. Here’s the complete decision in .PDF format. [Read More…]
These photos were sent over to us in an email from a reader, in what looks to be a Border Patrol bust of a vehicle carrying two round hay bales containing drugs.
We were pretty impressed with the ingenuity of the smugglers and wanted to share the photos below, as we have many Law Enforcement Officers that frequent the site.
Around here in Texas, vehicles containing hay bales are extremely common, and now I’m always going to wonder when I see one on the back of a truck! [Read More…]
If you’re like millions of Americans, you put a lot of trust in simple padlocks to secure your valuables.
Today we’re going to continue to break down the veil of security by showing you how easy it is to shim open a padlock with a coke can.
Again, as with all our lock picking and security articles, we’re not advocating anything illegal and this information is for educational purposes and Locksport only. [Read More…]
I distinctly remember the news circulating around the Naval Special Warfare Center on June 28th, 2005, that four SDV SEALs were missing following a SR (Special Reconnaissance) mission in North Eastern Afghanistan.
Later that day I also learned of a downed MH-47 Chinook carrying a QRF (Quick Reaction Force) of 8 SEALs and 8 Night Stalkers attempting a rescue mission. It was a bone chilling realization that I had just heard about the greatest loss of life the community had seen since WWII.
It briefly flashed me back to the events of September 11th, as I had many of the same feelings of wanting to do something, but being unable to. All I could do is stand by for further news of the tragedy.
Everyone in the office I was stationed at huddled around the computers and telephones eagerly awaiting news of the four missing SEALs. By the end of the day that Tuesday, we still had no confirmation that any of the four SEALs had survived. [Read More…]
We’d like to take this opportunity to announce the big winner in our Door Devil Giveaway.
Thank you to everyone for your participation, and especially to Door Devil for their support and generosity!
As always, we’ve used random.org to draw the winner for this contest. [Read More…]
Are you looking for that perfect accessory to complement your James Bond wardrobe?
Tux? Check. Walther PPK? Check. Martini, shaken not stirred? Check. USB Cufflinks? Yes, now you can carry those important files on Pussy Galore in your Cufflinks!
The 4GB USB Flash Drive Cufflinks (2GB each) from Cufflinks.com measure 3/4″ x 5/8″ and can even be engraved with your agent number.
Thanks to Aaron for the tip!
Today’s article comes to you from the ITS Forums via Doc of RSKTKR Consulting. We thought this was such a great topic that we wanted to throw it up as a main article.
Where have you stashed a handgun in your home or car that you feel is an especially clever stashing place?
Here is a list from a very popular internet thread where all these ideas are collecting. [Read More…]
As an owner of the Vertx Men’s Pants in Tan for over 8 months I have used these not only at home, but in Iraq and Afghanistan AO’s.
I bought the Tan version for a security job I was doing in Iraq where I was vehicle mounted for a few months and then moved into working as a Static Site Supervisor with Ugandans.
From there I moved into providing security for an Intel Facility that was more low-key and less HSLD. I mention this to illustrate the multiple environments these pants have been used in. [Read More…]
Let me start off by saying I have a thing for knifes. I’m not sure if it is their simplicity, or their all around general usefulness, or maybe it just appeals to the more primitive part of my brain. One knife I own epitomizes all three of these aspects, my Strider WP tanto point.
This knife couldn’t be more simple, it is a solid piece of S30V steel with an edge, a point, and wrapped in 550 cord. It has proved itself to be exceptionally useful with it’s thick blade and sharp edge.
It has cut anything I have put before it, and also pried and bashed it’s way through jobs no knife should be asked to do and come out no worse for the wear. What could be more primitive than a sharpened hunk of steel with a piece of rope wrapped around it for a handle? [Read More…]
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