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November 20, 2015

Urban tactics: survival

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Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 20, 2015 11:42 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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if you were thinking all along you wouldn't get your ass in that tight crack in the first place. Say out loud, "What was I doing there?"

Stuff happens, wy not let it happen to someone else.

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 20, 2015 11:53 AM

VeeDubz right again - this is getting to be a habit.

On the rare occasions we eat out somewhere we always sit the farthest from the doors, with my back to the wall. My dad told me this when I was a kid and I told my kid when he was a kid.

Left side, 4 18rd mags, right side 1 more in the beretta. Buck 112 in right rear pocket, superknife left front pocket.

If you're not gone by the time the boots show up you have to take them out too. They're not the only ones who shoot first and answer questions later.

Park close to the end of the parking lot, AWD or 4WD at all times.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 20, 2015 12:23 PM

All men in the west sit facing the door. Standard protocol. It used to be a fragment of the old west; now it's required.

Also: is it the room's opinion that the uniform profile of terrorists (I'm not talking @ American mass shooters) is soft? No body armor?

Tip: I carry a high lumen flashlight around my neck on airplanes as a way to gain a second's advantage if something happens there.

Posted by: Casey Klahn [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2015 8:28 AM

The very thought that we have to think like SEALs or JSOC operators is a testament to the effectiveness of the jihadis' terror campaign. Fortunately, your chances of being killed by a terrorist are less than those of being killed by lightning. That said, the Boy Scout motto (Be Prepared) is still a good one to live by in chaotic times.

Still the most likely place the average person will encounter a terrorist(s) is on an airplane. It's an existential situation. Your only chance to survive is direct action. A leather belt with a metal buckle, any thing you can throw (can, glass, magazine, book, Kindle, etc.) and even a ball point pen can come in handy in a direct attack on a terrorist. Let

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a C-in-C who took his oath to protect and defend the citizens seriously? It's his primary job and he doesn't want to/won't do it. This has got to change.

Posted by: Jimmy J. [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2015 8:44 AM

Now all seem to be thinking terrorist. Visit L.A. Philly, Chicago, NY or Ferguson and you have a chance to meet someone who might try to cut you with a sword or piss on your back. There are more loons running loose in the cities than you can imagine.

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2015 10:50 AM

dam veedub, did it again.

Nobody here is more than 1/2 and hour from being dead thanks to the most common terrorists in the country, badged gov't employees.

IOW, you are 13 times more likely to be shot by gov't thug than anyone else.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2015 12:03 PM

Lightning strikes are accidental, terrorist strikes are not. The most likely place to encounter a terrorist is on a public transit bus, not an airplane, ask any Israeli.

Posted by: Speller [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2015 10:26 PM

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