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No matter where you live or what you do for a living, home safety is paramount. Those who think, “It won’t happen to me” are often the targets of anyone looking for a vulnerable house to break into. Don’t be that homeowner, and instead be sure to learn and take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your family.In this article, we will help you identify some of the best techniques and methods a homeowner can follow to ensure their safety inside the home – both from outside threa …

Prevention and preparation go hand in hand and there’s not a better medical emergency tool than a standard medical kit, also known as a first aid kit. And while it is hard to imagine a world without medical kits, the medical kit is a fairly new invention which dates back to 1888. It may be even harder to picture wars being fought without these common items, yet it wasn’t until WWI that medical kits made their way onto the battlefield.The Invention of the Medical KitWhen we hear the term …

Regardless of whether you’re a rifle, handgun or shotgun shooter, practicing by shooting at targets on a regular basis is the key to improving your accuracy and honing your marksmanship skills. The types of targets that will provide you with the most practical benefits and overall satisfaction depend on whether you’re a hunter, in law enforcement or the military or shoot competitively or plink on weekends just for fun. The basic categories of targets for practice shooting are static …

The term “camouflage” is derived from the French word camoufleur, which means “to disguise.” It’s a phenomenon that occurs naturally throughout the Animal Kingdom in predators and prey alike. By blending into their surroundings, organisms are able to elude predators, which increases their chances of survival and reproduction. Predators also use camouflage to remain undetected by their prey, which gives them the advantage of a surprise attack.Primitive man learned that by mimicking animal …

Body armor is sometimes referred to as being a bulletproof vest, although there is no such thing as wearable protection that’s truly bulletproof. Body armor is, however, bullet resistant and provides wearers with protection against small arms fire, shrapnel, stabbings and similar threats. Dating back centuries, body armor was originally created to provide combatants engaged in armed conflicts with a rudimentary level of protection against the types of weaponry used by the enemy. Today, bo …