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War, War, War See other War, War, War Articles Title: The Case for the ‘Tactical Family’ The Case for the ‘Tactical Family’ Jeff Cantor | Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 7:30 am Editor’s Note: Due to Hurricane Matthew, you may not hear from us for a brief time. We will resume our normal schedule as soon as the storm passes. Forty years ago, I was a teenager avidly studying the combative arts for personal growth and self-defense. Never at that time did I realize it was my true passion. And I certainly did not grasp how important that early beginning would be to shaping my future. During that time, some of the biggest threats I had to consider were the upheavals of race riots and street confrontations with rival groups. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, but the ‘70s had given rise to a new era of terrorism, one that the public no longer recognized as a distant threat. Perhaps the single greatest event that perpetuated that change was the summer Olympics in Munich, Germany where 11 Israeli’s were brutally slaughtered by members of the Palestinian terrorist group, Black September. People – and perhaps more importantly – governments all over the world were now forced to pay closer scrutiny to security everywhere. There was a significant paradigm shift in thinking. No longer was the Arab-Israeli conflict something that we just heard about in the news. Terrorism had a new face, and it had been exported outside those borders to Europe. Numerous other events including the kidnapping of Patty Hearst in 1974 by homegrown terrorists thrust the United States further into what is now a full-blown war on terrorism. But it’s not just terrorism that concerns us today. We are inundated with active shootings and mass stabbing incidents on an almost daily basis. With so many changes in the geopolitical and social climate, global crime has also increased dramatically. As private citizens, we have been literally thrust into a vicious cycle of terror, threats and danger that can happen to anyone at any time. Bypassing Nature When I was growing up, my mother used to tell me that most people are kind and want to do the right thing. My father, who was and still is an active gun enthusiast, would tell me that we cannot control all the things that could possibly happen to us, but we can control ourselves. What I think he meant by that is: Although we cannot prevent every bad thing that happens to us, we are able to make certain decisions. Decisions that govern how we will act and respond to situations we may find ourselves facing. So what if it is true that “most” people are kind? There are still many people who are not. And it is for those people who are not and who wish to do us harm, that we must now take an active role in our personal safety. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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