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Civilians 29 Times More Likely to be Killed by Police Than Terrorism
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch, Warriors on 26/Nov/2013 08:16
From The Free Thought Project:
What went wrong? In the 19070’s SWAT teams were estimated to be used just a few hundred times per year, now we are looking at over 40,000 military style “knock and announce†police raids a year.
Hydrapack Soft Flasks
Collapsible bottles in various sizes from Hydrapack.
The U.S.-Iran Talks: Ideology and Necessity
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 23/Nov/2013 08:58
“The U.S.-Iran Talks: Ideology and Necessity is republished with permission of Stratfor.”
By George Friedman
The talks between Iran and the Western powers have ended but have not failed. They will reconvene next week. That in itself is a dramatic change from the past, when such talks invariably began in failure. In my book The Next Decade, I argued that the United States and Iran would move toward strategic alignment, and I think that is what we are seeing take shape. Of course, there is no guarantee that the talks will yield a settlement or that they will evolve into anything more meaningful. But the mere possibility requires us to consider three questions: Why is this happening now, what would a settlement look like, and how will it affect the region if it happens? Read the rest of this entry »
Repeated attacks hijack huge chunks of Internet traffic.
Posted by Gary in Comms, News, Threat Watch on 22/Nov/2013 14:44
From: Ars Technica
Man-in-the-middle attacks divert data on scale never before seen in the wild.
The hacks, which exploit implicit trust placed in the border gateway protocol used to exchange data between large service providers, affected “major financial institutions, governments, and network service providers” in the US, South Korea, Germany, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Libya, and Iran.
If Guns Were Regulated Like Cars
Over at The Truth About Guns they make the argument that if guns were really regulated like cars the anti-gunners would be appalled.
- Car dealers don’t need to be licensed by the federal government. Gun dealers do.
- Car dealers don’t need to keep meticulous records of all transactions under penalty of law. Gun dealers do.
- Cars don’t require registration to own or licensing to operate. Neither do guns.
- Cars can legally be sold across state lines. Selling a gun across state lines is a felony.
- Driver’s licenses are valid in all states. Concealed carry licenses aren’t.
- I don’t need to tell the ATF when I take my short wheel-base car to another state. I do need to tell them when I take my SBR hunting rifle.
- Cars aren’t banned just because they look scary. “Assault weapons†are.
- I get a tax credit when I buy certain cars. I don’t get a tax credit for my new hunting rifle.
Obama Signs Law That Makes Protesting a Felony
Posted by Brian in Law, News, Threat Watch on 20/Nov/2013 10:32
This former Constitutional law professor appears to have no respect for the Constitution itself.
Ammo Prices to Increase Due to Pollution Regulations
From South Carolina Sportsman:
According to reports from the National Rifle Association and Charlotte-based Ammoland.com, the primary lead smelter at Herculaneum, Mo., will close its doors at year’s end.
The smelter, owned and operated by the Doe Run Company, has been in existence at the same location since 1892. It is the only smelter in the country that can convert raw lead ore into lead bullion mined from large deposits in Missouri.
National Police Misconduct Reporting Project
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 19/Nov/2013 08:33
The CATO Institute runs the National Police Misconduct Reporting Project. It is important to remember that any group, be it police, military or the government is made up of people who are flawed and make mistakes. If men were angels we wouldn’t need laws to govern them.
China’s Inevitable Changes
Posted by Brian in Opinion, Threat Watch on 18/Nov/2013 08:57
“China’s Inevitable Changes is republished with permission of Stratfor.”
By Rodger Baker and John Minnich
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will convene its Third Plenum meeting Nov. 9. During the three-day session, President Xi Jinping’s administration will outline core reforms to guide its policymaking for the next decade. The Chinese government would have the world believe that Xi’s will be the most momentous Third Plenary Session since December 1978, when former supreme leader Deng Xiaoping first put China on the path of economic reform and opening.
Whether or not Xi’s policies will be as decisive as Deng’s — or as disappointing as those of former President Hu Jintao — the president has little choice but to implement them. China’s current economic model, and by extension its political and social model, is reaching its limits just as it had prior to Deng’s administration. The importance of the upcoming meeting is that it comes at an inflection point for China, one that its leaders can hardly afford to ignore. Read the rest of this entry »
Think Progress Posts Misleading Picture of Pro-gun Protestors
From IJ Review:
In a widely distributed post, gun rights activists are shown in a picture crouching by a car in a parking lot, seemingly stalking someone in order to intimidate them.
But is being reported today, that picture was taken while the gun rights advocates were posing for a different picture, one that has no appearance of menace.
The Increasing Police State and Backlash
Posted by Brian in Law, Opinion, Threat Watch on 16/Nov/2013 08:56
From Reason.com:
The hidden secret of law enforcement is that it’s largely dependent on public cooperation. When laws have less than near-universal support—when they’re a majority preference jammed down the throats of the minority—they beg for defiance. Cops then are “forced” to become arm-twisters, trying to intimidate the minority into submission through increasingly brutal tactics, or else they just give up.
China: The Next Phase of Reform
“China: The Next Phase of Reform is republished with permission of Stratfor.”
Summary
The commitment and ability of China’s leaders to follow through on new policies and to meet rising expectations will be tested as they strive to balance competing social, economic, political and security challenges. Three decades ago, China embarked on a new path, creating a framework that encouraged the country’s rapid economic rise. The successes of those policies have transformed China, and the country’s leadership now faces another set of strategic choices to address China’s new economic and international position.
The much-anticipated Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee concluded Nov. 12 after four days of closed-door deliberations among top political elites. The full document containing the policy proposals will not be released for days or even a week, but the initial information suggests China’s leaders are seeking more significant changes in their policies to try to stay ahead of the challenges the country faces. Read the rest of this entry »
Dillon Blue Press December 2013
Articles:
The Hi-Standard Derringers
The Tactical Reload
Why You Need an Airsoft Pistol
