9/11 - 19 years later

The stories of heroism showed by many that day should never be forgotten, and you should tell others in case they have forgotten those brave men and women on this day, 19 years ago.  The story of NYPD Officer Mora Smith, who ran back inside the towers after saving a citizen.  The above was found in the rubble.  She was credited with being the first NYPD officer to report what occurred.

Tools

Not all tools are created with the same concepts in mind.  Some are more applicable to EDC than others.

RMT from vdevgru.com

Magnus and Northman from amtacblades.com

ACRO mount done by https://www.mapleleaffirearms.com/

Lumtec 350m2

Lumtec Diver, 350m2 and company.

Megingjord V4 - Feature Analysis

If you carry a firearm concealed, you probably know that you need a complete system in order to do it properly, from holster to clothing.  Many people just check the box when it comes to belts, just like holsters, get whatever is popular or whatever is cheap, that's the worst thing you can do, buy a product because it's cheap and looks like / markets like another more expensive product.  Originally when I began to consider the Megingjord belt concept I started to consider the things I would like in this type of belt.  As with all things, the reason for the original design was a collision of concept with the reality of material selection and general development processes.  This is something that I kept working on because with enough time you gain knowledge and apply to evolve a concept.  The V4 version of the Megingjord is one of the latest designs which have a lot of the features which I originally wanted to include but needed the time to develop and flush out.  A buddy of mine said that this is becoming like the 911 Carrera of belts because its the same design, and the older versions still work very well while the newest version will just have newer technical developments.  

Dispelling Law Enforcement Misconceptions

Over the last few weeks, we have all heard every pundit's opinion on how to fix law enforcement, and we have all seen our fair share of off the cuff law enforcement related posts.  The naysayers, the Monday morning quarterbacks, the agenda-driven politicians, and the political hacks rarely all have anything intelligent or experienced, to say on the matter.  This is usually where a professional in the given field in question would stand up and make some public statements explaining the issues at hand knowledgeably.  The issue we have is that the average law enforcement department or agency directly forbids that type of action by its officers.  If you don't believe me, ask Greg Anderson what happened after he publicly made a statement attempting to shine a light and educate people on some of the issues, he got fired by his brass.  After all the unrest following a tragic death in police custody, we now have an entire movement devoted to police "reform" (aka defunding) and a brand new batch of people who want to talk about law enforcement as if they know anything about it.  Law enforcement is unlike any other profession in the USA, no other job comes even remotely close to the issues the average law enforcement officer (LEO) deals with on a daily basis, this starts at the issues with training and continues all the way to political issues in the current climate and how that affects the daily job.

The Magnus

More amtacblades.com Magnus.  Why not?

Bootleg Inc

I've got a few Bootleg Inc products, the rail and upper on this rifle are made by them.  Quality products I'm pretty happy with.

Arisaka Defense

Arisaka Defense makes the best AR platform accessories out there.  This little MLOK finger stop is one of my favorites.

The Magnus

The Magnus is a full-size EDC IWB blade from amtacblades.com, if you are wondering what kind of blade you should be looking at to fit this role, this is it.

The Business End

MTG 3 Slot MLOK Rail Covers, Arisaka Defense MLOK and momentary tail cap holding a Modlite OKW 18650 light setup.  Magpul PRO BUIS and PWS CQB round it out.