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Bitterroot threat analysis

With a little help from my friends, we developed a current list of threats we could imagine to the world as we know it – specifically, our little corner of the world. The process, and threats are applicable to much of our country.

Developing a useful list is a four step process. It is best to have several minds involved. I doubt the results change significantly from four participants to fourteen or more, but there is a minimum number to have the synergy of ideas from one triggering thoughts from another.

1) Brainstorm a list

Hewlett Packard taught […]

Who has my back?

A friend who rarely goes out unarmed was relating the attitude expressed by some in a hiking group of hers. Me, carry a defensive weapon??? Why should I, Jane has my back? (not her name)

The question then becomes who has Jane’s back?

Many of us are defensively armed for more than personal preservation. It is a civic duty, and obligation we feel for our community – both large and small.

Could I watch a handful of thugs beat somebody to death? … and live with myself???

I know the answer is a lifetime of nightmares and […]

The most fun you can have

with your clothes on.

Okay, that phrase refused to stay where it belongs regardless of its limited applicability here. What I am talking about looks like a TON OF FUN, though.

I have been hankering for and looking at various ways of having a carbine I could shoot inexpensively AND quietly.

Quiet is nice for several reasons.

#1 – It is neighborly. I live in a rural area where my neighbors are mostly shooters, accustomed to sight-in, target and hunting shots taking place, BUT they are also very appreciative of the peace and quiet we have most of […]