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Coordinated Attack On Man at Gas Station Caught on Video

By Matthew Maruster / August 2, 2023

Although numbers vary, a conservative estimate is that video cameras capture the average person in America on video around 30-70 times a day. From a privacy standpoint, I’m not a…

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Man Kills and Dismembers Uber Eats Delivery Driver

By Matthew Maruster / May 2, 2023

Last week I saw a news story describing how a man kidnapped and sexually assaulted a young female, DoorDash food delivery driver. I wrote about that story and documented many…

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Delivery Driver Kidnapped and Assaulted—Strategies to Stay Safe as a Food Delivery Driver

By Matthew Maruster / April 24, 2023

Pizza delivery and taxi drivers used to be the target of criminals who wanted fast cash. Now, that people mostly pay electronically, drivers aren’t carrying cash. However, that doesn’t mean…

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Safety Strategies While Traveling

By Rob Beckman / October 14, 2022

Traveling the world is a great way to experience different cultures and food. One thing I learned from my travels is that I have much more in common with people…

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VIDEO|Brutal Attack on Woman in New York Subway Underscores Deeper Problems

By Matthew Maruster / September 29, 2022

Surveillance video at a Queens, NY subway stop shows the brutal assault of an innocent woman. The incident took place in the morning as the victim rode the subway to…

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Amazing – Concealed Carry Applications up over 500% in this City

By Matthew Maruster / April 4, 2022

An article in Philidelphia Magazine reported staggering numbers related to the number of concealed carry permit applications filed in 2021. Quite frankly, it’s a number that anti-gunners like Arizona Senator…

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Criminals get off scot-free, you’re the one who pays

By Matthew Maruster / February 1, 2022

Today, it seems that criminals can get away with anything. They commit heinous crimes and often don’t face any penalties for their actions. Meanwhile, you’re the one who pays the…

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Is Your Life More Valuable Than A Catalytic Converter?

By Matthew Maruster / August 30, 2021

Catalytic converters contain palladium and rhodium. These metals fetch a pretty penny at recycling centers. For this reason, thieves cut them off vehicles and turn them in for some quick…

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Concealed Carrier Interrupts Knife Wielding Robbery Suspect

By Matthew Maruster / May 26, 2021

According to new reports, a Florida man with a concealed carry handgun intervened over the weekend to save the life of a clerk at a convenience store. The concealed carrier…

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How To Stay Safe On Halloween

By Craig Martin / October 30, 2019

Halloween has always been a day that is surrounded by an air of death and fright, but we as a society know that these grisly images and macabre masks are for fun. In reality, we still wish to avoid the mortal dangers of the world regardless of how in-depth we go with our festivities.

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Active Shooter Medicine: Are Tourniquets as Important as Everyone Thinks?

By Brian McLaughlin / April 3, 2019

  The well-documented use of tourniquets on the battlefields of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) has saved countless lives, and their use has increased in popularity…

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Is Ignorance Bliss When It Comes To No Gun Signs

By Jacob Paulsen / February 7, 2019

Today I’m going to address a common question or comment I hear from gun owners and students. It generally goes something like this: If there is a no gun sign…

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Lessons from a Carjacking Caught on Video

By Matthew Maruster / February 23, 2018

Here are some sobering statistics about carjackings in the United States. Each year there are: approximately 38,000 reported carjackings 75% of the time criminals use a firearm These numbers, coupled…

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Can You Shoot a Carjacker?

By Craig Martin / February 16, 2018

You likely hear stories very often of citizens, under life-threatening circumstances, putting their lives on the line to defend themselves or others from criminals who mean them harm. But are there times when defending yourself may cause more harm than good?

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[Infographic] The Crimes and Disasters Most Likely to Affect You

By Jacob Paulsen / July 9, 2015

This decade seems to have given rise to a great “prepper” movement in the USA. Survival and prepping blogs are shooting up and we are all working on our bunkers. Good preppers…

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