http://www.strapped.org the secret to life is preparation Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:14:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several months ago I began carrying a Taurus Millennium Pro 9mm as my primary concealed handgun. Until then I'd carried either a H&K P7 PSP or a Kel-Tek P3AT, neither of which held more than 8 rounds total. The Taurus packed 13 9mm rounds into a small, yet managable pistol, ... http://www.strapped.org/2009/carrying-an-even-bigger-gun/ Last December my wife received a notice from the City of Fort Worth, Texas that she was the target of a red light camera civil violation. The notice was printed 91 days after the alleged violation (the City municipal law only allows for notices to be sent within 30 days), ... http://www.strapped.org/2009/the-unlawful-use-of-compelling-force-by-the-city-of-fort-worth/ I am the most prepared person on my block. I am easily among the most prepared in my zip code. At my current pace, I am likely to join the ranks of the most prepared in my state very soon. I have food, water, gasoline, maps, medicine, bullets, batteries, blankets, ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/are-we-really-this-stupid/ I've been slow in writing this, but it's something important to me. Until recently I was working at a major telecommunications company as a systems engineer responsible for building servers and processes for large and complex projects. I took the job knowing that telecom companies had been in the hot seat ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/fisa-passed/ For the last couple of months I've been considering a new daily-carry pocket pistol chambered in 9mm, both to complete my conversion to 9mm for all of my handguns and to replace my dinky Kel-Tec with something more reliable. I went through the motions, researching Rohrbaughs and Seecamps, and even ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/wearing-a-bigger-gun/ What if I told you that I have an alien species living in my backyard, shielded from sight by a hand-stitched quilt? Would you find this statement to be completely unbelievable? Delusional, perhaps? Why? A reasonable person would compare what they know of the world to be true with the proposal ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/reason-and-delusion-cannot-coexist/ A couple of weeks ago I was talking to my Dad, who is a hunting manager on a large ranch. I can't recall exactly how we got on the topic, but our conversation turned to guns, and I praised and thanked him for having exposed me to them as a ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/kids-and-guns/ This is one of those instances when I absolutely hate being right. Yesterday a man killed six people and injured almost 20 others at Northern Illinois University. In my last post I talked about why this keeps happening, why it's only going to get worse, and why it's your duty ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/another-shooting-already/ We carry cellphones because we know that at some time or another someone might want to call us. We carry cash or credit cards because we know that there may come a time in our day that we want to buy something. We carry lipstick and mascara and pens and ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/you-must-defend-yourself/ A friend asked me the other day, "what would you say is the best caliber for a defense gun?" In the firearms world that is one of the most often asked questions, precisely because there is no good answer for it. My personal choice is a 9mm, but that is based ... http://www.strapped.org/2008/the-perfect-caliber/