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Front Sight’s Self-Defense & Family Protection Newsletter (August 2004)

Seven Tips to Keep You From Getting Assaulted by a Career Rapist

Most rapes and sexual assaults occur by someone intimate to the victim. Someone the victim already knows. This article deals with rape and sexual assault by strangers, and how to keep it from happening.

I have run across some very incisive tips from a woman cop on how to avoid getting raped and sexually assaulted …

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Edged Weapons and Violent Crime

Every year, approximately 8.9 million people in the U.S. are personally victimized by criminals. About 2.3 million of these crimes, or 26%, include armed violence, anything from use of a firearm to a baseball bat.

But when we think of armed violence we usually think of guns. We hear so much in the media about the use of firearms in violent attacks …

Personal Safety for Business Travelers Part Three: Security Tips Traveling on Taxis Trains and Subways

Travelers arriving at airports, travelers looking for a taxi or minicab, and travelers riding trains and subways are prime targets for criminals. An experienced pickpocket can usually pick a traveler out in a crowd with no problem. In a matter of seconds you could be divested of your money, credit cards and passport …

Motor Vehicle Theft on the Rise

El Cajon, California, August 17, 2004 — A parolee-at-large, accused of fleeing from police in a stolen car and causing a six-car crash today, is being charged with gross vehicular manslaughter, auto theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and reckless driving. Prior, in June, 2001, the accused was convicted of burglary and stealing a car …