Questions Worth Asking Yourself: - Are you in fighting shape? - Could you move fast if you had to? - Close the gap and stop an attack? - Create distance and get to safety? - Are you capable of overwhelming the threat with force and violence if the moment demands it? - Could you deliver a quick strike just to break contact and create distance before engaging further? - Do you have the speed, balance and enough gas in the tank to keep moving? Honest questions that require honest answers. According to the FBI's 2024 reported crime statistics there were approximately 1,980,149 recorded assaults involving "personal weapons" (hands, fists, feet). - You are 13.7 times more likely to be assaulted with personal weapons than with a handgun. - You are 15.5 times more likely to be assaulted with personal weapons than with a knife or cutting instrument. - You are 25.9 times more likely to be assaulted with personal weapons than with a blunt instrument.  Our first weapon system is the one we live in everyday, make sure it doesn't quit on you when you might need it most. S&J

Based off of the last video, what do you all think of this one? Backstory: Young girl working at the counter is harassed and threatened by a customer. She calls her Dad for help, he comes in the door, and you can see what happens from there. He did not post the video, it was an unrelated bystander who took and posted the video.

One of our group sent this to us and asked what we thought. Before we answer, we'd really like to hear what you guys think. Post your comments, questions, reactions, and we'll cover this in the upcoming days. S&J

Earlier this year, a special agent with the DEA's Rocky Mountain Field Division said Montana is a fentanyl pipeline. “Really, if you can imagine it, they have found a way to sneak it across. Once it’s across the border, Interstate 25 (which runs from Arizona to northern Wyoming) is a direct pipeline right up here to Montana,” says Special Agent Jonathan Pullen with the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division. https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-highway-patrol-seizes-drugs-arrests-39-in-butte-operation

I'm wondering about Faraday bags. My understanding is that the less expensive ones are - no surprise - less effective. Anyone currently using one? All the time or for travel? Thoughts? TY!