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The Moscow Attack and Airport Security
Posted by Brian in Opinion, Threat Watch on 28/Jan/2011 09:00
The Moscow Attack and Airport Security is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By Scott Stewart
The Jan. 24 bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport killed 35 people and injured more than 160. The attack occurred at approximately 4:40 p.m. as passengers from several arriving international flights were leaving the airport after clearing immigration and customs. The attacker (or attackers; reports are still conflicting over whether the attack was conducted by a man or a man and a woman together) entered the international arrivals hall of the airport, a part of the facility that is outside the secure area and that is commonly packed with crowds of relatives and taxi and limo drivers waiting to meet travelers.
Once the attacker was in the midst of the waiting crowd and exiting passengers, the improvised explosive device that he (or she) carried was detonated. It is not clear at this point whether the device was command-detonated by the attacker as a traditional suicide bomb or if the device was remotely detonated by another person. The attack was most likely staged by Islamist militants from Russia’s Northern Caucasus region who have conducted a long series of attacks in Russia, including the Aug. 24, 2004, suicide bombings that destroyed two Russian airliners.
The Domodedovo attack serves as a striking illustration of several trends we have been following for years now, including the difficulty of preventing attacks against soft targets, the resourcefulness of militants in identifying such targets and the fixation militants have on aviation-related targets. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. consulate employee shoots dead 2 armed men in Pakistan
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 27/Jan/2011 23:01
Islamabad, Pakistan —
“An employee of the U.S. consulate in Lahore shot and killed two armed Pakistani men on a motorcycle Thursday in what the employee told police was an act of self-defense after the men approached his car and one of them brandished a pistol, authorities said.One of the men on the motorcycle then pulled out a handgun, Tareen said. The consulate employee pulled out his own handgun and fired at the two men several times. One of the men died at the scene and the other later at a local hospital. Tareen said the second man on the motorcycle also had a pistol, and that both handguns were loaded.”
Canada Doesn’t Want You To Defend Yourself
The National Post has an interesting article about a man charged with possession of a firearm after he defended his home from a group of men with Molotov cocktails.
The local Crown attorney’s office later laid a charge of pointing a firearm, along with two counts of careless storage of a firearm. The Crown has recommended Mr. Thomson go to jail, his lawyer said.
His collection of seven guns, five pistols and two rifles was seized, along with his firearms licence. Mr. Thomson said he lives in fear that his attackers will return and has taken to arming himself with a fire extinguisher.
..early one Sunday morning last August when the 53-year-old former mobile-crane operator woke up to the sound of three masked men firebombing his Port Colborne, Ont., home.
Concealed Carry On Campus Debate
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4Sevens Flashlights at SHOT – Nutnfancy review
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 27/Jan/2011 03:18
“4Sevens is not the only game in town when it comes to handheld lighting products but it in terms of value, evolution, durability, service, and brightness, their models run with the best.”
Navy Seals – HK MP5 and Sig Sauer P226 9mm Pistol Backup
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 27/Jan/2011 00:09
Female Apache helicopter pilot supporting ground troops in a combat environment
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 26/Jan/2011 23:57
US woman fatally wounded in Mexico, dies in South Texas hospital
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 26/Jan/2011 23:08
by Terry Wallace, Associated Press
DALLAS — “A woman described by police as a U.S. missionary died at a South Texas hospital Wednesday after her husband brought her mortally wounded over a Rio Grande bridge from Mexico, where he said she had been shot in the head by gunmen in a pickup truck.
Nancy Davis, 59, died in a McAllen hospital about 90 minutes after her husband drove the couple’s truck against traffic across the Pharr International Bridge, according to a statement issued by the Pharr Police Department.
Her husband told investigators that he and his wife were traveling about 70 miles south of the Mexican border city of Reynosa when gunmen in a pickup truck tried to stop them. When the Davises sped up, the gunmen fired, wounding Nancy Davis in the head, the statement said.”
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/26/5931622-husband-us-missionary-fatally-wounded-in-mexico
More US troops lost to suicide than to combat
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 26/Jan/2011 20:07
“For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The reasons are complicated and the accounting uncertain — for instance, should returning soldiers who take their own lives after being mustered out be included?
But the suicide rate is a further indication of the stress that military personnel live under after nearly a decade of war.”
http://www.congress.org/news/2011/01/24/more_troops_lost_to_suicide
Return of The ‘Beast of Kandahar’ Stealth Drone
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 26/Jan/2011 19:46
“Back in 2009, the Air Force confirmed that it had a mysterious stealth drone, the Lockheed RQ-170, flying over Kandahar in Afghanistan — the subject of much online speculation and grainy photography. Now, after something of a lull, the Secret Projects forum has new pics of the drone that Ares aviation ace Bill Sweetman dubbed “The Beast of Kandahar.â€
Not much is known about the Beast. It’s not believed to carry any missiles, and the new photographs don’t indicate that it’s armed. And as David Hambling wrote at Danger Room at the time, it’s a mystery why the stealth Beast even patrols Kandahar, given all the other drones in the skies above and the Taliban’s lack of radar.”
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/01/return-of-the-beast-of-kandahar-stealth-drone/
Remington 870 Supercell Recoil Pad – reduce felt recoil without dropping big bucks on a new stock
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Accessories, News, Warrior Tools on 26/Jan/2011 19:12
Product Reviews form Amazon
“For $20 I was able to enjoy shooting slugs from my new Remington 870 with synthetic stock.
I got the pad installed in a couple of minutes. The screws included with the Supercell had much wider heads than the wood screws included with the normal stock pad, and it took a minute to squeeze them into the pad. I was afraid that the large heads may rip the pad, but they popped in with no damage after some wiggling. The fit on the gun was as good or better than the stock pad.
The first time I shot the gun (without the Supercell), after about 15 rounds (variety of sabot slugs, both 2 3/4″ and 3″) I could barely move my arm. Luckily I found a brand that grouped the well and had milder recoil than some. I still didn’t want to go out and shoot another 15 rounds to get the scope zeroed in.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from the pad as I never had used an aftermarket recoil pad on a gun before. The pad definitely helped reduce the felt recoil and let me get settled in to finish zeroing the scope. 15 rounds later my gun was ready and my arm didn’t feel bad. I could tell that I had been shooting, but I wasn’t in any pain.”
“…the real beauty of it was when I took it to the range for a test. I fired 9 boxes of 2 3/4in slugs and two boxes of 3in magnum slugs, a total of 55 slugs in one session. No pain whatsoever, no bruising at all. The consistency of performance was also a benefit as I was able to aim for quick follow-up shots much faster than with the stock recoil pad. I was able to concentrate on my target and not have to worry about inadvertent flinching at all. After all those slugs, when I packed the gun up I could tell I had been shooting, but there was no discomfort or fatigue whatsoever.”
Combat Stress and the Wounded Warrior Project
Podcast From: IDGA
About this Podcast…
Maggie Haynes, Director of Mental Health for the Wounded Warrior Project, discusses the latest projects and initiatives at WWP. She details the biggest challenges veterans face as they return home from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan relating to combat and operational stress. She also talks about how this generation of veterans is the first of the internet generation and how tools such as the internet and social media are helping veterans find the information and resources they need.
The 1911 Might Be Utah’s State Gun
From TheBlaze.com:
The bill to make the Browning M1911 the official gun breezed through a committee hearing this week and is scheduled to be debated by the full House as early as Wednesday.
Republican Rep. Carl Wimmer said the state should have the gun as one of its state symbols to honor John Browning, a Utah native who invented it in 1911.
California Ammo Law Ruled Unconstitutional
From DailyNews.com:
FRESNO — A judge has ruled that key sections of a California law restricting the sale of handgun ammunition cannot be enforced because they are unconstitutional.
Once again California is on the wrong side of self defense and the second amendment.
2011 SHOT Show
Via Tactical Wire:
The 2011 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show soared above expectations by setting records for buyer attendance at 31,769 and media attendance at 2,074.
Overall attendance of 57,390, comprising buyers, exhibitors, media and guests, ranked the show as the third largest ever behind the 2008 and 2010 events. In this sluggish economy, the SHOT Show demonstrates the resilience of one of America’s oldest industries and the popularity of its products.