Podcast 289 Unrest and How to Deal

Click to Subscribe Subscribe Today: At any given time we are only a heart beat away from violence and unrest.  Are you prepared to survive in a riot?  Do you know how? Listen to this podcast and get some tips and tricks to prepare for violence in your area and what you can do if you are ever caught in a riot.   Announcements Upcoming Courses Click here for current course list. Got Ammo? Need it? Go to Lucky Gunner.  When I need ammo, it’s where I go.  Check it out.  Great prices and a really easy site to use. ShootersClubMembers.com Get Better for only a couple bucks a month Over 60 pieces of content to train you to be better. Free Video on the front page Discounts to courses and holsters Newest Interview gives you all the information you need to know about Pelvic Shots: Do they work? Should you use them? Sign Up Here! $75 Annual Membership $8 Monthly Membership   OUTLINE: Some Riots of Note: Rodney King Riots / LA Riots Los Angeles CA April 29, 1992 Officers acquitted of Rodney King beating 6 Days, 63 Dead, 2383 Injured, 12,000 arrested, $1 billion in property damages "Today, the jury told the world that what we all saw with our own eyes was not a crime. My friends, I am here to tell the jury ... what we saw was a crime. No, we will not tolerate the savage beating of our citizens by a few renegade cops. ... We must not endanger the reforms we have achieved by resorting to mindless acts. We must not push back progress by striking back blindly.” — Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, post-verdict press conference Korean American Store Owners drove off rioters with rifle fire from roof tops Reginald Denny pulled from his truck and beaten almost to death Law Enforcement pulled back Marine Corps and National Guard called in Later 3 out 4 officers convicted on federal charges Huntington Beach Riots Started by women taking off tops and men touching them Huntington Beach CA, U.S. Open Surf Contest October 1986 “Many young people said police clubbed anyone in sight as they tried to clear the area” Police had to retreat to a lifeguard building to survive Life Guard fired 1 round into the roof and scared off a bunch of looters/riots trying to enter the building the cops where hiding in Ferguson The Ferguson effect started in LA in 1992 and I saw it all the time in the late 90’s. Cops pulling in and not working got a name. Ferguson Missouri August 2014 "There's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests, or to throw protesters in jail for lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights. And here, in the United States of America, police should not be bullying or arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobs and report to the American people on what they see on the ground.” - President Obama said August 14, 2014 at a press conference National Guard deployed to protect politicians first "They let our town burn," says Anastasia Knowles. "They sacrificed us for Clayton," she says referring to the choice to deploy the state national guard there and not in Ferguson. DOJ said Ferguson PD had engaged in Misconduct later Ohio State March 11, 2020 Ohio State University Party gone out of control when Covid-19 party went on Party started to celebrate school being called off for the rest of the year because of virus Police used less-lethal munitions Bottles started being thrown at police What you can learn: When bottles start getting thrown at police, violence is coming Your politicians will stroke the fires to help themselves anyway they can National Guard and Military will protect politicians first with their staging areas Police will beat anyone within reach during the initial and subsequent pushes Riots start for any and no reasons at all Police will pull back to regroup to save themselves first Anyone caught in the middle can and will be beaten for no reason. There is no passing through a riot. Firearms work and the bigger the better Strong points work Practical Thoughts Stay Away Don’t drive through  Don’t go to look  Once bottles or anything get thrown at people leave  Move perpendicular to get through the crowd, don’t go with the flow  Stay on your feet no matter what  Don’t get crushed against things  Stay on the outsides of crowds as a general rule  Cops tell you to leave, legal or not it is a good idea for your personal safety to leave. Military is not the answer, they are way more violent then police and aren’t connected to the community  Hard point a sturdy structure  Be prepared to hold the line with firearms (long guns are better)  Have as much fire suppression as you can, they will try and set the building on fire  If you have to use force, firing over people’s heads worked in LA and Huntington Beach  Use force on those that need and deserve it Those presenting a lethal threat  Those telling people to use lethal force (instigators)  Large amounts of shooting is generally a waist unless you are being overrun  FPF (Final Protective Fires) Try to keep an escape route at all times.  Maybe created by your FPF  Escape is always your best option  Keep an eye on your local situation for something happening and people’s attitudes towards police and authority  Always be armed and Have a security plan at home and escape plan when out List of Riots from Wikipedia 44BC to 2020AD.  People have been rioting for a long time.   Thanks for listening, don’t forget to check out the Shooter’s Club, and if you need ammo check out Lucky Gunner. Stay Safe, Ben