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Ventura County Blog

A blog about local Ventura County issues. May be better than some newspapers. Generally not about the end of the world.

General Blog

Articles on post-apocalyptic survival, tactical stuff, law enforcement, and general ramblings about the state of the world.

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​Poor Man's Air Force: A guide to how small drones might be used in domestic unrest or low intensity conflicts

​Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are changing the tactical landscape of warfare. The use of drones in conflicts has the potential to alter centuries of ground warfare in the same way as disruptive technologies like smokeless powder, the repeating firearm, tanks, and radios did in the past. Not just a rhetorical discussion of drone warfare, this book looks at practical usage by the prepared citizen, partisan, and soldier.

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Nuclear war is as possible as it ever was. Plan to survive.

Survive nuclear war

China. Ukraine. Russia. Iran. Global instability and the specter of WWIII is raising is ugly head again after 30 years. Nuclear warheads could target the major cities of the United States in a strategy known as counter-value targeting. Radioactive fallout may drift downwind from missile silos and command bunkers. Millions of civilians could die. This isn't 1962 when many homes had fallout shelters and citizens could go to public shelters. The basics of civil defense aren't even taught anymore.

For a homeowner in the heartland living in a standard tract home without a basement, death may seen inevitable should a nuclear strike happen. It is not! People are living in fear because of decades of bad information and myths about nuclear war. You more than likely will survive a nuclear attack and can make it through the aftermath if you take sensible precautions NOW.

You will need to defend your home and neighborhood from riots

“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.” (Thomas Sowell​). The first two rules of Matt Graham's Killhouse Rules:
1. Nobody is coming to save you.
2. Everything is your responsibility.

Learn how

Ventura County Sheriff EMP (novel) Series

Can the men and women of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office keep the threads of society together while everything falls apart, or do they descend into the same brutality as the villains? An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) robs Southern California of electricity, communications, and utilities while cars are starved of fuel. In the aftermath of the apocalypse, the deputies’ honor is tested, but honor can’t fill empty bellies and soon their ranks begin to thin.

As violence and desperation increases and a mysterious enemy has cast its hungry eyes on the county, the deputies must leave behind their old ways and find a balance between being a warrior and a keeper of the peace. In the apocalyptic chaos, can the men and women of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office keep the threads of society together while everything falls apart, or do they descend into the same brutality as the villains?

Find out in the novels of the VCSO EMP series

Disclaimer

The information herein does not constitute legal advice and should never be used without first consulting with an attorney or other professional experts. No endorsement of any official or agency is implied. If you think this is in any way official VCSO business; you're nuts. 
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Who is Don Shift? Nobody. Not a SWAT operator or a Majors detective. Just an everyman in tan and green.

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