Sturm Ruger & Co.’s recent announcement that it would freeze orders until it eliminates a huge backlog is the latest indicator that business is great for the U.S. firearms industry. Late Wednesday, Sturm Ruger announced that it had received orders for more than 1 million units during the first quarter of the year. And despite “efforts to increase [...]
More than 3 1/2 years after President Felipe Calderon declared war on Mexico’s drug cartels, the pace of killings has increased and 2010 is on track to be the deadliest yet in a campaign that has already claimed as many as 28,000 lives. While the insecurity has put a damper on business and tourism in [...]
2010 Aug 07 | Posted in
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A civilian armored car is a security vehicle which made by replacing the windows of a standard vehicle (typically a limousine or SUV) with bulletproof glass and inserting layers of armor plate into the body panels. Unlike a military armored car, which has armor plate mounted on the outside of the vehicle, a civilian armoured [...]
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Kidnapping can take place in public areas where someone may quietly force you, by gunpoint, into a vehicle. They can also take place at a hotel or residence, again by using a weapon to force your cooperation in leaving the premises and entering a vehicle. The initial phase of kidnapping is a critical one because [...]
Hostage Survival Any traveler could become a hostage. The odds of that happening are extremely low when the number of travelers is compared to the number of people that have actually become a hostage. However, there is always that slim chance that a traveler could end up being in the wrong place at the wrong [...]
Foreign police and intelligence agencies detain persons for a myriad of reasons or for no other reason than suspicion or curiosity. The best advice is to exercise good judgement, be professional in your demeanor and remember the suggestions and hints that are listed in this booklet. But, if you are detained or arrested for some [...]
The Indian Security Market is farm fresh. It has not yet been tapped fully. Not many people think of having a business in this sector and investors are not even smelling the profit it holds. But it is an industry in the making. It has the potential to be a rather large sector in the [...]
