Mass Terror Attacks Are Here In The US - #2A
Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror Revisited
Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror Revisited
(Citizen Defender) - The original article on this topic was published on 7 April 2015. I have since retired after 15 years in the Intelligence Community on the counter-terrorism account. My specialty was weapons and tactics, so that experience, along with my time in Iraq and Somalia, formed the basis of that piece. I’m afraid that the article has held up very well in the intervening decade, particularly given the recent National Counter-Terrorism Center memo that Al-Qaeda continues to have aspirations to hit us domestically. That report buttresses information from Sarah Adams, a former CIA targeteer, that claims that up to 1,000 trained AQ operatives are here and actively planning a coordinated series of attacks across the country. When activated their intent will be to test our national will by inflicting mass casualties and chaos on a scale designed to overwhelm our capacity to respond. This is at a time where domestic political violence is undeniably ramping up. We are already a very divided nation living the Chinese curse of “interesting times.” That said, here’s the updated article. (Please note that some of the examples I link to are from active killer incidents in the US. As I note in the piece sometimes the tactics and techniques are indistinguishable.)
It is only a matter of time before Islamic terrorists execute a Mumbai, Westgate Mall, Garissa University College, and perhaps even a 7 October scale attack in the United States. Consequently, citizens armed against a criminal threat may find themselves drafted into the war for civilization by being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Carrying a concealed pistol to protect against garden variety thugs is a vastly different proposition than confronting terrorists bent on committing murder and mayhem. Here are some planning considerations for this dire eventuality…