Texas Maverick Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Very good read. https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/03/02/be-armed-and-ready-the-asymmetrical-battlefield-could-be-here-at-home-n2672104 TM 2 3 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Just read a couple of his books - distopian fiction, but good bubblegum for the mind, if you are into that. In re the article, not a big issue for me in a rural area, extra magazine beyond normal carry, and a bigger knife. Any episode near, rifle rides in the truck. 1 Quote
Chantry Posted March 5 Posted March 5 A couple of related thoughts Something I read many years ago about Soviet sleeper agents that might apply. The problem with sleeper agents is that many find they like living in a Western country where the is plenty of food and other things lacking in their home country. The FBI and other agencies do a far better job then they are given credit for or that we think.. Other than the shooter who shot up a bar down in Texas, there doesn't appear to have been any other attacks that could be linked to the current conflict in Iran. They tend to want to go for high profile & high value targets, which would make most of us at a very low risk of being involved or hurt by Iranian sleeper agents. But prepare for the reasonable worst case and hope for the best. 2 Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I have heard that sleeper agents who move to Western countries often discover they LIKE living like us, and when the activation code comes through..."Hello, cannot understand you, please transmit again...I'm losing you...see you in paradise." However, as we have seen, especially with religious fanatics, they can and do go off. They also tend to choose disarmed victim zones. Make your choices about how you will respond wherever you go, and train with it, up to and including the legal aftermath if you chose to ignore the disarmed victim zone signs, which you keep to yourself and off the interwebs. Remember, they like suicide bombs, too - watch the hands for a Deadman's trigger. 2 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted March 6 Posted March 6 2 hours ago, Pat Riot said: There is nothing wrong with being prepared. Yep 1 Quote
watab kid Posted March 6 Posted March 6 9 hours ago, Chantry said: A couple of related thoughts Something I read many years ago about Soviet sleeper agents that might apply. The problem with sleeper agents is that many find they like living in a Western country where the is plenty of food and other things lacking in their home country. The FBI and other agencies do a far better job then they are given credit for or that we think.. Other than the shooter who shot up a bar down in Texas, there doesn't appear to have been any other attacks that could be linked to the current conflict in Iran. They tend to want to go for high profile & high value targets, which would make most of us at a very low risk of being involved or hurt by Iranian sleeper agents. But prepare for the reasonable worst case and hope for the best. AMEN , i cary every day and hope to never need it , so far it seems a large city with ample targets is far more vulnerable than out rural area , but i have to consider the muslim presence here and we did already have an attack in the mall here that was terrorist related 4 Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On the other hand, imagine the press coverage if a terrorist got zeroed by a fat old man with a six gun... 4 9 Quote
Dantankerous Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Excellent read. Many people will dismiss this reality out of apathy, ignorance or disbelief. Good luck. 3 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted March 6 Posted March 6 12 minutes ago, Dantankerous said: Many people will dismiss this reality out of apathy, ignorance or disbelief. I agree. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard or seen “I can’t believe this happened here.” OR “I can’t believe this happened to me.” on TV news, documentaries, newspapers and in real life. Those words tell me someone wasn’t prepared or they were oblivious to their surroundings or they were just plain stupid. There sure is a boatload of the latter all over the place these days. 5 2 Quote
Dantankerous Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) Pat, people in this country have gotten so comfortable with simply being entertained that they have lost sight of the bigger picture. People have totally lost sight that there IS a bigger picture, one that involves the rest of the world and its politics and its good and its bad. They are happy living in a fog of ignorance so they don't need to feel UNcomfortable. It is irresponsible and childish. This does and will have consequences, especially after as the author has pointed out, four years of absolute governmental lunacy allowing the stage to be set for just what we are talking about. This country is full of soft targets. At least what, a third of our current population doesn't even remember 9-11 simply because they're too young? I'm afraid we are going to get another "welcome to terrorism" call before too long. Could it have been prevented? Not entirely. People hate this country for whatever reason. But the illogical lunacy of the religious fanatic ain't over yet and we will see it again. 😡 Edited March 6 by Dantankerous 6 Quote
Chantry Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Dantankerous said: This country is full of soft targets. At least what, a third of our current population doesn't even remember 9-11 simply because they're too young? I'm afraid we are going to get another "welcome to terrorism" call before too long. Could it have been prevented? Not entirely. People hate this country for whatever reason. But the illogical lunacy of the religious fanatic ain't over yet and we will see it again. 😡 The country is "soft" because things like 9/11 are considered an outlier. When was the last time we were seriously invaded, the War of 1812? (I don't count the Mexican - American War.) It's been more than 200 years since the average citizen had to worry about being hurt or dying in a war in the United States. Even during WWI & WWII, aside from Pearl Harbor, the attacks directly on the continental US were rare aside from an occasional shelling by a submarine. American citizens didn't have to face what British, French & Russian citizens had to face during two world wars. As a country we've had every reason to think we safe with two oceans to keep any enemies away. On edit: Please try to keep this from getting political. This is an interesting thread so far Edited March 6 by Chantry 5 Quote
Texas Maverick Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 I just read a post on Glock Talk where the guy said he was allowed to carry but he didn't. He said he doesn't go places that could be dangerous. I asked him if he went to the mall, movies, church, gas station or restaurants or even consider home invasions. They usually aren't considered a dangerous place but have been targets for shooters. Glad he feels safe in his bubble. I don't know if I got through to him or not but he has been warned. There isn't anywhere that is safe any longer. TM 4 Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) This reminds me of my first crime scene class. The instructor showed pictures of green playgrounds, empty shopping malls, downtown parks, and asked, are any of these crime scenes? Correct answer was ANYWHERE can be a crime scene. Long answer is bad guys wanna get maximum carnage before getting zeroed, so they tend to choose soft targets, especially where people "won't carry because it's safe"... And the phrase "allowed to carry" just grates on my last nerve, probably because I was born and raised in Arizona, where we've had unregulated open carry since the Territory Days, (no thanks to the Earps for Tombstone), and went Constitutional Carry in 2010...I have the right to carry. Edited March 7 by Dapper Dave I can't spell! 4 Quote
Doc Shapiro Posted March 8 Posted March 8 Now that I live in a free state, I am always armed. As I write this, there are 4 "hot" guns within arms reach, and others about the house. I prefer to be prepared as much as I reasonably can be. 3 Quote
Dantankerous Posted March 8 Posted March 8 5 minutes ago, Doc Shapiro said: Now that I live in a free state, I am always armed. As I write this, there are 4 "hot" guns within arms reach, and others about the house. I prefer to be prepared as much as I reasonably can be. Nothing wrong with that. Isn't being prepared the old Boy Scout motto? Makes perfect sense, perhaps even moreso in today's world. 2 Quote
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 3/5/2026 at 2:24 PM, Dapper Dave said: I have heard that sleeper agents who move to Western countries often discover they LIKE living like us, and when the activation code comes through..."Hello, cannot understand you, please transmit again...I'm losing you...see you in paradise." However, as we have seen, especially with religious fanatics, they can and do go off. They also tend to choose disarmed victim zones. Make your choices about how you will respond wherever you go, and train with it, up to and including the legal aftermath if you chose to ignore the disarmed victim zone signs, which you keep to yourself and off the interwebs. Remember, they like suicide bombs, too - watch the hands for a Deadman's trigger. Muslims who "escape" from their countries move to Christian countries. They don't move to other Muslim countries. They recognize how much more free they are in the Christian country. Then they proceed to try and change it to Muslim. Just as liberals move to red states because of the problems in their blue state then proceed to turn the red state blue. 3 Quote
ShadowCatcher Posted March 8 Posted March 8 As noted, many "sleepers" get converted once they spend time assimilating. Unless there is leverage back "home" they can convert without being noticed back in the old country. I'm more worried about the self-converted loony tunes who thinks he's found the new calling that he wants to follow, and by making a splash in the papers. It's the new zealots that one has to worry about - they can be harder to spot. SC 1 Quote
PowderRiverCowboy Posted March 8 Posted March 8 (edited) While much of the article is basic Asymmetrical warfare been around a long time we taught many different things to deploying units , This goes into the basic American weakness "situational awareness" most lack it drive under a overpass not blinking a eyes , drive by trash on the side of road. Americans never blinked a Eye when we ran a full OP in downtown Honolulu in daylight. Some LEO's here so How many would pay attention to the Baby in the Car seat "sleeping"? Hint that baby was gutted and stuffed with explosives (fun fact we found out during a IED factory House they don't wait until baby is dead to start) Todays enemy doesn't value life like you do to be truly Asymmetrical you shouldn't either, Under the previous border without being political just facts over 17k came into USA with known terrorist ties and disappeared OBL Jr is alive and well despite the Claim "we got him" in 2019 he is now married to Mullah Omar's daughter for those that dont know the structure Thats The Taliban and official ruling party of Afghanistan which makes AQ and TB married together. WE send the TB 40-80 million per week Cash via plane and makes 3 deliveries. OBL jr has stated 50-100k Americans will die in 2026 dont think one mass think coordinated attacks dressed as Paramedics , LEO and other "trusted" uniforms you see daily WE are years behind the antics of protests and planning Dont say you "train " on firearms if all you do is shoot benchrest at 200 yards at single target . That wont last 30 minutes in a hostile environment If you arent engaging multiple targets at 40-60 yards moving off hand, are you really training and ready How many are ready to pull that trigger on a human ? Because you value life your enemy does not looking at Rittenhouse that kid was lucky pure and simple Learn reflexive Fire 2 hours ago, Dapper Dave said: Lone Wolf radicals. Always a problem. Which brings me to this you gets to decide WHO is the radical A recent case was a Vet that had Like 10 Firearms and a arsenal of 1000 rounds {of course granted he was raising Pot without a "permit" and likes in a Bunker but many here would laugh at this Arsenal of massive firepower Edited March 8 by PowderRiverCowboy 2 Quote
Chantry Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Playing devil's advocate. Historically the organized/planned attacks on US soil have been high value/high profile targets. Unless you lived close, worked at or were a first responder (or was on one of the planes) to one of those attacks, the chances of being directly involved were slim. For the terrorists to change tactics and use the tactics described by PRC, won't they need a way to communicate organize, plan, meet and how can they do that without the NSA (and others) finding out. If they operate as a cell (say 3-5 terrorists) and stay with or in close proximity to each other that increases the chances that they will be found. It's hardly a secret that the NSA runs key word searches on almost or all phone, cell, internet communications. Since they are not targeting a specific person, no warrant is required (IIRC there was a court case regarding this). Certainly we need to pay more attention to what is going on around us, but where is the line between being properly prepared and paranoid and is that the same for all of us? I don't pretend to know where that line is drawn for me, much less for everyone else. 2 Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 9 Posted March 9 17 hours ago, PowderRiverCowboy said: Which brings me to this you gets to decide WHO is the radical A recent case was a Vet that had Like 10 Firearms and a arsenal of 1000 rounds {of course granted he was raising Pot without a "permit" and likes in a Bunker but many here would laugh at this Arsenal of massive firepower Easy peasy - he who is shooting at me or mine when I done nuthin' to deserve it, or in the very recent case of New York City, tossing homemade bombs while screaming Aloha Snack Bar, that's the radical. You wanna raise weed and live in a bunker? Cool, if the bombs drop, can I join you if I bring the SPAM? Live and let live, or as it was opined in a poem, The Men Who Wanted to be Left Alone. Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 9 Posted March 9 (edited) 4 hours ago, Chantry said: Playing devil's advocate. Historically the organized/planned attacks on US soil have been high value/high profile targets. Unless you lived close, worked at or were a first responder (or was on one of the planes) to one of those attacks, the chances of being directly involved were slim. For the terrorists to change tactics and use the tactics described by PRC, won't they need a way to communicate organize, plan, meet and how can they do that without the NSA (and others) finding out. If they operate as a cell (say 3-5 terrorists) and stay with or in close proximity to each other that increases the chances that they will be found. It's hardly a secret that the NSA runs key word searches on almost or all phone, cell, internet communications. Since they are not targeting a specific person, no warrant is required (IIRC there was a court case regarding this). Certainly we need to pay more attention to what is going on around us, but where is the line between being properly prepared and paranoid and is that the same for all of us? I don't pretend to know where that line is drawn for me, much less for everyone else. They are pushing the lone wolf radicals more often than not simply to avoid all that mess - one nutjob pops his cork and causes a whole lot of hate and discontent. Remember how a kid shooting out of a car trunk paralyzed DC for many days? No need for communications if the radical goes looking for the radicalization himself. For every 20 idiots who the FBI does catch online, how many are missed? One thing I do very much encourage is the one thing I find almost no CCW carrier does - get an IFK. A small IFK can be carried on you, or, like I do, an imitation one. It looks stupid - I don't care. Inside is a CAT, packing gauze, a milspec bandage, multi tool, gloves and a few other minor things for trauma and Stop The Bleed. I use it as a cell phone carrier, most people don't give it another look, especially since I added a Red Cross patch to the front. It's a Condor Admin Pouch, meant for a plate carrier, that I just shortened up the MOLLE straps to fit my belt. You don't have to go that far, maybe some gauze and a sealed bandage in your back pocket - North American Rescue has some awesome supplies. Products With A Mission | North American Rescue I have this one on my PC for work. M-FAK Mini First Aid Kit | North American Rescue I have never tried this one, looks REALLY awkward... Ankle Trauma Kits - Individual Aid | North American Rescue Put this one in a cargo pocket Compact Officer Response Emergency Kit | North American Rescue Or you can buy the individual products and build your own, no need to buy the full kit if you don't need it. Just carry something other than a couple of BandAids if you can - any time I see real attacks around, I see a lot of wounded people who can't take care of themselves, much less anyone else. By the time the suicide bombers have detonated, the time for shootin' back might be over. Sorry, I know I can tend to get maudlin... Edited March 9 by Dapper Dave 1 Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Now we know the news loves to sensationalize things, but this is an interesting wrinkle. Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says - ABC News 2 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 9 Posted March 9 1 hour ago, Dapper Dave said: They are pushing the lone wolf radicals more often than not simply to avoid all that mess - one nutjob pops his cork and causes a whole lot of hate and discontent. Remember how a kid shooting out of a car trunk paralyzed DC for many days? No need for communications if the radical goes looking for the radicalization himself. For every 20 idiots who the FBI does catch online, how many are missed? One thing I do very much encourage is the one thing I find almost no CCW carrier does - get an IFK. A small IFK can be carried on you, or, like I do, an imitation one. It looks stupid - I don't care. Inside is a CAT, packing gauze, a milspec bandage, multi tool, gloves and a few other minor things for trauma and Stop The Bleed. I use it as a cell phone carrier, most people don't give it another look, especially since I added a Red Cross patch to the front. It's a Condor Admin Pouch, meant for a plate carrier, that I just shortened up the MOLLE straps to fit my belt. You don't have to go that far, maybe some gauze and a sealed bandage in your back pocket - North American Rescue has some awesome supplies. Products With A Mission | North American Rescue I have this one on my PC for work. M-FAK Mini First Aid Kit | North American Rescue I have never tried this one, looks REALLY awkward... Ankle Trauma Kits - Individual Aid | North American Rescue Put this one in a cargo pocket Compact Officer Response Emergency Kit | North American Rescue Or you can buy the individual products and build your own, no need to buy the full kit if you don't need it. Just carry something other than a couple of BandAids if you can - any time I see real attacks around, I see a lot of wounded people who can't take care of themselves, much less anyone else. By the time the suicide bombers have detonated, the time for shootin' back might be over. Sorry, I know I can tend to get maudlin... IFK???? CAT?? 1 1 Quote
Texas Maverick Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 Where did they think 10 rifles and 1000 rounds is a massive arsenal? Am I in trouble. LOL I have 9 guns just for SASS and a whole bunch more for my pleasure and self defense with unknown number of rounds. That is before I lost them all in the lake. TM 2 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted March 9 Posted March 9 17 minutes ago, Texas Maverick said: Where did they think 10 rifles and 1000 rounds is a massive arsenal? Am I in trouble. LOL I have 9 guns just for SASS and a whole bunch more for my pleasure and self defense with unknown number of rounds. That is before I lost them all in the lake. TM Those damn canoes don't float like they used to. 1 Quote
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted March 9 Posted March 9 12 minutes ago, Texas Maverick said: Where did they think 10 rifles and 1000 rounds is a massive arsenal? Am I in trouble. LOL I have 9 guns just for SASS and a whole bunch more for my pleasure and self defense with unknown number of rounds.h TM The people that report these things are not people that shoot. They're the people, or are related to or married to the people that are trying to take our guns away. Because they're SCARY!! They're more than happy to have armed guards protecting them, as they have People to do everything else for them too while leaving us on our own. 1 Quote
Dapper Dave Posted March 9 Posted March 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: IFK???? Individual First aid Kit CAT?? Combat Application Tourniquet. Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) | North American Rescue Edited March 9 by Dapper Dave 5 Quote
Dr. Zook Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 3/5/2026 at 3:24 PM, Dapper Dave said: Remember, they like suicide bombs, too - watch the hands for a Deadman's trigger. and secondary devices... 1 Quote
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