Posts byJason Hanson

This week’s must-read articles cover how to stop major blood loss in gunshot victims, safety tips for school and work and the most important thing you can do to protect yourself absolutely anywhere.

Even though you may not be an intelligence operative, you never know when you may need to blend in to a strange environment or convince someone to believe you in a life-or-death situation. Whatever your reasons may be, here are four spy tips for blending in.

In this week’s mailbag, learn how to store a secret cache of survival gear, which models to try if you’re looking for a shotgun with less recoil and how to create a simple Faraday cage out of household items. Plus, one reader offers a fantastic solution for protecting your data if you choose to use cloud storage.

If you are an American traveling in China, there is a good chance your hotel room is under some sort of surveillance. Did you know you these same security concerns also exist in America? They do. So here are four hotel security tips, whether you are staying overseas for business or just taking a weekend trip with your family:

Today, Jason gives six tips on how to handle a stalker. Although women are more likely to be victimized by stalking, it can happen to anyone. So take notes and share this information with the people you love. It just might save their lives.

After a major disaster, you never, ever want to rely on the government. But that doesn’t mean you’re in it alone. Check out the first of this week’s must-read articles for a great example of a community helping themselves by helping each other. Then read on to discover when the world will run out of food, a toxic side effect of floods and how to survive a plane crash.

Adding optics to your rifle can give you a major advantage. If you add a scope to your rifle, you need to not only understand the terminology involved but also know how to use it. With that in mind, here are the three most important considerations when choosing optics for your rifle.

In this week’s mailbag, Jason reveals a road safety solution every person should have in their car. You’ll also learn the best way to loosen up stiff tools, exactly how to shoot an FBI qualification step by step and why you should have more than one gun safe.

The debate about whether the government has the right to access encrypted data on personal devices is not going away anytime soon. The FBI claims their actions are necessary to thwart terrorism, while tech companies (including Apple) maintain this practice raises serious privacy concerns. ​

This week’s must-read articles touch on what to do when a crowd turns ugly. Read on to discover how you can avoid trouble altogether as well as ways to defend yourself if you have to put up a fight. Plus, how to protect your home and those you love.