Disguised Weapons

19/02/2022

Police have captured the man who allegedly murdered UCLA student Brianna Kupfer.

20/08/2021

This could be a big tactical error for the Taliban. The American Weapons systems have their pluses, but most require a bit more maintenance than the AK's the Taliban has been using. I was once asked to visit an Egyptian armory repair site in Cairo, we where preparing for a train movement by the President, and the concern was of what weapons were available to the soldiers along the route. Russia was the big suppliers of weapons in the region for years, and it was the weapon these Egyptian Soldiers had been trained on. I am not sure who had brought up the question of the availability of working weapons, and we had far more qualified people to go look at this armory site, but things were moving fast. I was in Government car with an Egyptian driver as we drove out to this site. It was a standalone building out by itself, just outside the city. You could understand why as we approached, one could hear sporadic gun fire coming from the small castle looking building. . As we approached and stopped I would see uniformed soldiers walking in with rifles, and other walking out. I walked into a courtyard of the building and in the middle was an over 20 foot high pile of weapons and parts. As I stood there, people came in and went up to the pile and rummaged around for a weapon or two. They would partly strip their weapons and look around for weapons that looked in better shape. They would try a few parts and then charge the finished weapon and fire a few shots in the air, nod and walk out of the building. Only an AK47 could be treated this way, and be considered a working weapon. Our weapons are awfully tough, but take a bit more maintenance than these. I think the Taliban will find this rather quickly. This is also why the rank and file Mexican Cartel gunman, like the AK Versions they are using. Very little maintenance needed. My site visit was back in the 70's, but not a lot of change has happen to many versions on the AK.

The Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban fighters are trading them in for captured U.S. guns as Afghanistan's government collapses.

20/07/2021

Ok, this is a problem, but so far we are not seeing a lot of professionalism from the current Zetas, although that may change. Notice the original contact was with a Mexican Soldier and a Columbian Soldier during their training in the USA. There where a number of contract vehicles for doing this training most State Department Sponsored. I was an instructor for three different groups, four if you count Northwestern University, for a short time. They bailed out of the program with very little notice, after it was discovered some of our Columbian and other students had or were part of military's units that had very bad human rights problems like torcher and such. . But, most of what we taught was to Police, and I think they learned a lot. The State Department would bring them up for a month or more for training. I doubt we trained any of these folks, it was a while ago. But private training still goes on, CTI trained Mexican Police on wiretapping and bugging systems, to the point they asked our folks to go on a few of their first assignments. Ah the private security world is a strange place at times.

In a testament to the Zetas drug gang's international reach, a handful of former members of the Colombian Special Forces are alleged to be actively involved in training the Mexican criminal group.

13/04/2021

Unlike the Sicario movies, most of the Cartel shooters are not well trained or very smart. Most have a track record of getting high on drugs and booze prior to any attack. Actually this can make them harder to defeat at times, since logic and even fear are not evident in their actions. They hit the wrong homes over 50% of the time. Other times they can not define the target correctly, so they will hit anything they find associated with the target. They operate on both sides of the border, sometimes leaving hit teams on the USA side for years at a time in one case, but most often they come in for weeks at a time. There are small Cartels that are USA based, one leader was just arrested here on the Texas Border, his gang was found with a cell phone with videos that shows the leader cuttin og the legs and arms of a victim, and then while the guy was still alive beating him to death with them. He apparently used the video to keep his troops in line.

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25/01/2021

Parents, Children all need to read this article, Cyber Security is the number one career to be in during this decade. I gave a lecture to a group of students at an STC event here in McAllen a few years ago, and teach a 3 day course Cyber Security Course in Colorado a few times a year. Cyber security effects us all in multiple ways ever day or our lives. Over 90% of all Espionage attacks these days involve a Cyber component, as do a rising percentage of all crime. I can not stress how important classes like this are.

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12/12/2020

This was a great blow to the Al-Qaeda, It takes time to develop a decent bomb maker, and takin gout 8 at one time will make the area safer. The Paris bomber, who was the same bomber that did the Brussels Airport. was trained in a camp like this, along with 8 to 12 other bomb makers in training. It was one of a number of classes, given by a British Born trainer, reportedly killed last year by a similar airstrike. Bomb makers are the rock stars of the Terrorist world, they are worth a lot to any cell they get assigned to. At one point in the late 70s to early 80s the known bomb makes associated to Mid East terrorism where down to 2 for a while. due to some deaths One was reportedly found in Greece after a bomb detonated in a car he was driving, his foot was identified from a boot he was wearing. Many trainees do not make the grade, some fail in the field some fail during training. .

On Friday, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) released a video showing one of two Thursday airstrikes that targeted bombmakers for the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab terror group in Jilib, Somalia, killing

29/03/2020

This is a brief overview of a protection plan, minus the threat assessment, I use a number of different methods, some are outlined in my book, Being Your Own Bodyguard

Sometimes fame is a dangerous game.

29/02/2020

To carry or not carry a weapon is only one part of the decision in many cases.

27/02/2020

We need to get those we care about more into protecting themselves, learning how it feels to throw a simple punch is a great way to start.

13/02/2020

This sells from 50 to 100 dollars and more, till they are gone, I am selling them for 10 dollars, plus shipping and handling. This is a basic Bug Detector that I have used for over 10 years. When doing a quick sweep of your hotel room, or a clients room, it is a good basic tool to use.

07/02/2020

Learn how to detect disguised weapons with the same video training the Police and Sheriffs have used.

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In the 80's a series of tragic shootings of Deputies and Officers had happen from attempted arrests of Low and Mid Level, usually non violent offenders. In…

21/01/2020

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In the 80's a series of tragic shootings of Deputies and Officers had happen from attempted arrests of Low and Mid Level, usually non violent offenders. In…

20/01/2020

Pandemics are a threat to us all, and can be very had to control. China even Russia can lose large amounts of the their populations and survive, some say even better, the USA would be devastated.

Not much is known about the Wuhan virus, which has spread to Beijing, Shenzhen, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea and has been likened to SARS.

11/01/2020

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10/01/2020

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04/01/2020

Always remember, if they do not have access to a firearm or bomb to include fire bombs, they always have access to vehicles, that they can use to run down pedestrians, in one Inspire Mag, they discuss the best ways to attack using a vehicle as a weapon. Once again being alert of what is going on around you is a key way to survive an attack like this.

04/01/2020

To counter the possible threat of the Iranian sleeper cells as well as recent converts to Radical Islam we need understand how they are instructed to operate. Most of the threats we will face, will not have had a lot of training, period, and if they had it was probably a while ago. So expect them to have firing range training recently at best. There will be some that will have possibly better training, and more recent, but not many. Being aware of your surroundings will allow you to get that split second that can mean the difference between taking the person down, and getting shot yourself.

As we wait for a possible retaliatory strike, it is all ways good to understand the opposition. Inspire Magazine is a good training resource. Back in 2012 they published a magazine called Winning on the Ground, in it they talk about using fire bombs in forests to kill and cause terror, but they also went into a discussion of the Qualities of an Urban Assassin. We need to understand how they see these people, to understand how to stop them.

25/11/2019

Every security system has to have a simple plan for constant testing to make sure it is working correctly. At least once a year have someone from outside your alarm company run a test of the system to insure it is still working the way you need it to.

A GANG of thieves have pulled off the biggest heist in history by stealing €1 billion worth of jewels from a museum in Germany. The Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, was targeted by robber…

20/11/2019

Take a quick look at what USSS training is like prior to being deployed.

We got an inside look at the United States Secret Service's intense, six-month basic training program. Senior video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent three...

18/11/2019

In Behavioral a**lysis looking for aggressive behaviour in watching people. Terry v Ohio is a critical tool for acting on what you have detected. Teaching Students how to garner the needed support to go to a Terry v Ohio search or even a Mendenhall conversation is critical in our jobs. Please study both and work with people that have experience with using them.

His recent apology for stop-and-frisk probably won’t win him the nomination.

04/11/2019

Training to detect Disguised Weapons to include bombs require constant work, here is a 20 min, training video used by Police and Sheriff Departments world wide as well as many Federal Agencies. to help sharpen your skills. You can rent it or buy it for your streaming library or just a training course you have to give.

In the 80's a series of tragic shootings of Deputies and Officers had happen from attempted arrests of Low and Mid Level, usually non violent offenders. In…

24/10/2019

Three levels or types of security signatures makes it much harder than a single system. Remember Something you have (an access card, a token of some type, even a key) Something you know ( A PIN code or password) and something you are (a fingerprint, a retina scan, even your DNA)

Biometric data are one of the most sensitive types of data. Biometric data are being collected more frequently through everyday uses, such as fingerprint unlock on smartphone and tablets to access the device and apps within the device. These data include physical traits in addition to your fingerpri...

20/10/2019

It may take Mexico hiring outside Mercenaries to bring the Cartels under Control. Giving a Blackwater type firm the money and go ahead, maybe the only chance Mexico has.

Henchmen forced a patrol of armed forces to release Ovidio Guzmán Lopez after he had been captured.

25/09/2019

ESI, CTI, as well as my own research and training, have moved most of our capabilities to finding the bad guys sooner, rather than later. This is a great movement to get behind.

H.R. 838, the Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety (TAPS) Act Whether it’s a shooting, stabbing, weaponized vehicle, or bombing, mass casualty events are occurring too often. These horrific tragedies are impacting our nation indiscriminately. Americans want a solution – I believe we’ve fo...

20/09/2019

What, people like me with cameras around their homes, and in their cars do with our video is really up to me. I can run it into simple facial recognition at times my self.

Home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowe's have become partners in Big Brother's ever-expanding public surveillance program. Welcome to China, sorry I meant America, where everyone is treated like a potential criminal.

18/09/2019

How we watch TV and our Computers is worth a lot of money to advertisers these days. NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming has been around for years, it really is an adaptation of hypnosis. I got my first certification in NLP within a year of getting certified as a hypnotist, and find it to be far more useful in negotiating my way through life.

"Nearly all TV devices in our testbeds contacts Netflix even though we never configured any TV with a Netflix account," the researchers wrote.

18/09/2019

Test your Alexa systems, by seeing how far away you can be and access the the devices with your voice, now add 20 feet to that, and you are probably with in recording range of the devices. I have tested some in clients homes, that can hear up to three rooms away.

It is hard to imagine a more intrusive home surveillance device than a faucet or toilet that listens to everyone's conversations, but that is just what Delta Faucet and Kohler have done.

12/09/2019

This is a fact of life that we all need to understand. When Germany's PM scolded the USA for listening to her cell phone, many Spies just started laughing, Germany has been caught many times doing the same.

The likely Israeli spying efforts were uncovered during the Trump presidency, several former top U.S. officials said.

11/09/2019

This is another attack vector that is going to grow in the USA, in Europe it has been a real problem for over a decade, The same principals as dealing with an active shooter should be used, and training should include knife attacks. The biggest problem with these attacks at the outset is the lack or gun fire associated with an active shooter attack. Still add this type of attack to your tool kit, but I would not change your lifestyle.

There are reports of multiple victims being hospitalized. But the extent of their injuries is unknown.

06/09/2019

This case could be a turning point for foreseeable liability if it is allowed to continue. It could cause many stores to invest much more in security than they can handle.

The first lawsuit against Walmart following the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso has been officially filed in court. Don Coca, the father of Jessica Garcia who was shot alongside her husband Guillermo Garcia, spoke on behalf of the family. Both Jessica and Guillermo are still recovering from their in...