Articles
America’s Independence Day
from Xiphos
An early morning ride on my Harley-Davidson revealed a town festooned in stars and stripes. I saw a couple of real stars, too. My local police department was working the streets, protecting me and mine on my day off. The Highway Patrol trooper that lives around the corner was headed toward the freeway to begin his shift. As I followed a patrol cruiser down the street, I was reminded that he and I and every law enforcement officer today honors the flag every day, not just on America's Independence Day. We honor the flag through fidelity to the Constitution of the United States of America.
Most folks just waking up on my street couldn't tell you about the Fourth Amendment to save their lives. But many cops that I know can recite all 54 words. The Fourth Amendment is the focus of Xiphos because the Fourth Amendment is the focus of a working cop's day. Those folks who don't quite remember the Fourth Amendment to save their lives are protected by men and women would give their lives to preserve constitutional freedoms.
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. " Fifty-four simple words. Yet thousands and thousands of American warriors have solemnly sworn to give these words daily meaning. Thousand and thousands of American warriors have honorably died to preserve the rights promised by these few words.
Not Looking like Food
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D ( edited version )
If you look physically weak to a predatory criminal, you probably look like food to him. So, unless you want to be eaten, get strong, and don’t look like food! As Clint Smith says, refuse to be food and become willing to fight to keep from being food.
As a citizen, the reality is that you might not be not as strong, or as physically fit, as a bad to the bone, eighteen, twenty, or thirty something year-old animal in his prime. But, if you look weak, you will look vulnerable to Mr. Baddy. Additionally, if you suffer from physical maladies, or disabilities, you are in fact vulnerable; that is, unless you can balance or reduce your vulnerability with fighting tools and the skills to use them. So, reduce your vulnerability and don’t let yourself be a “dirt bag magnet”!
This is why the author thinks you should consider carrying a concealed firearm (or two) and consider keeping one (or several) firearms accessible for home defense. Both of these measures are forms of preparation should you encounter
If you look physically weak to a predatory criminal, you probably look like food to him. So, unless you want to be eaten, get strong, and don’t look like food! As Clint Smith says, refuse to be food and become willing to fight to keep from being food.
As a citizen, the reality is that you might not be not as strong, or as physically fit, as a bad to the bone, eighteen, twenty, or thirty something year-old animal in his prime. But, if you look weak, you will look vulnerable to Mr. Baddy. Additionally, if you suffer from physical maladies, or disabilities, you are in fact vulnerable; that is, unless you can balance or reduce your vulnerability with fighting tools and the skills to use them. So, reduce your vulnerability and don’t let yourself be a “dirt bag magnet”!
This is why the author thinks you should consider carrying a concealed firearm (or two) and consider keeping one (or several) firearms accessible for home defense. Both of these measures are forms of preparation should you encounter
