Of course, there are various reasons to know thy neighbor, particularly when the chips come falling. Knowing your neighbors is the basis of community preparedness, which I daresay is crucial to a locality’s survival when SHTF. Sure, as a prepper, a common line of thought is to obtain all necessary supplies, shut your doors & windows & hide in your basement. While this may work, it is not advisable when dealing with certain disasters, particularly...

  If you’re familiar with the anarchy in Espirito, Brazil, then I’m sure you’re curious to know the things to do if the purge ever happens. We’ll look at these things in this article, but first, what’s a book without a little background story? The purge is a concept where laws do not exist. When the purge occurs, it means there are no longer laws & all hell is let loose. A state where people do...

Military Tactics to Win a Gunfight — Part II   Having previously looked at some military tactics to win a gunfight, let’s look at more.  As much as your weapon & ammo matter in a shootout, several other things matter too. This would include your training, experience & tactics — the last which I believe is a product of the first two. A kid in his first gunfight would probably be shot within 5 minutes —...

  The police teach tactics to win a gunfight, which explains why it’s rare to see crude criminals overcome real-life shootouts. The military teaches these strategies too, but that’s by the way. Let’s go ahead. A gunfight is quite similar to hand-to-hand combat, in the sense that there are skills & tactics to adopt to overcome your opponent. A gun is such a dangerous weapon; did you think just anyone can shoot one much more win...

  Acknowledging that crime is unpredictable & that you may not be with your gun at all times necessitates knowing the best items to use as a discreet weapon as you go about your daily activities. This is good news for every law-abiding citizen. The really nice part of this is that these are everyday items we carry about. You don’t have to discreetly carry a bazooka in your pants (is that even possible?) or conceal...