15Nov06

From a friend with the LAPD:

"Recently, our prison administrations here have been quietly removin g weight-yards. Convicts no longer get to 'buff up' at tax-pay er expense. In response, prisoners are now conditioning themselves with good, old-fashioned PT. In addition, they routinely make heavy bags out of mattresses and train wit h each other in attacking and disarming police. The famous 'Folsom-ro ll' (as demonstrated by Rodney King on the infamous video tape of his arrest) is commonly practiced.

Recently, one of our guys made a traffic stop in the Valley, and out came a

recently-released ex-con. The con was agitated and animated. He kept moving back and forth towards the officer, yelling and waving his arms. The cons c all this technique 'churping.' The idea is to distract the offi cer with the verbalization and movement while moving ever closer.

The con suddenly went for the officer, wrapped his arms around the officer' s Sam Brown and grabbed for his gun as they went to the ground. Our officer was able to cap the con's hand with his and used his other hand and elbow t o strike. The gun ultimately came out of the holster and immediately dischar ged once, striking the con in the leg. He kept fighting as if nothing had happened.

The officer was finally able to draw a back-up gun and put it to the con's head. The con immediately, and meekly, surrendered. He was apparently will ing to be wounded but not killed. He'll be going back to prison shortly.

Around here, VCAs are vicious, clever, trained, and they're not afraid to take us on. Every one has a plan!"

Comment: Personal excellence and readiness saved this officer's life , along with his back-up gun, something no uniformed officer should ever be without . The "Barney Fife" era is over!

/John

15Nov06

With Democrats, many rabidly, hatefully leftist, soon to take control of Congress, we are all well reminded:

"The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for thos e exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed; where t he government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; w here courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their

decrees. Few saw the Third Reich coming until it was too late. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once!"

Alex Kozinski

/John