On July 12, 1679, Britain’s King Charles II ratified the Habeas Corpus Act, allowing prisoners’ right to a court review of the justification for their imprisonment. — July 12, 1865: George Washington Carver, the African-American scientist whose numerous discoveries helped to improve agriculture in the South, was born. He died on Jan. 5, 1943. — And on July 12, 1948, the first jets flew across the Atlantic. This was a flight of six RAF de Havilland Vampires. — Today’s short but important guest article was written by our friend Hubert Moolman, of South Africa. — We still need entries for …
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Silver is getting very close to a mania phase based on signals from the Dow/gold ratio previously presented. Furthermore, since it is normal for silver to lag gold’s performance, and given that gold has performed so well over the last couple of years, it is expected that we would likely see an even better performance by silver over the coming years. Here is a long-term silver chart compared to a long-term Dow/gold ratio chart: (Click to expand) On the silver chart (the top chart), I’ve highlighted the significant Dow/gold ratio peaks with a blue line. In every case, silver …
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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year. We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …
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“And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and …
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Via email from The Atlas Society: I read Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged about my Freshman year of high school. With that one book, second only to Robert Heinlein, she made a very deep, life-long impression on me. It was between …
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I'm putting this right here, for a variety of reasons.
7/10/25 KTVB:
CASSIA COUNTY, Idaho — The Burley man arrested in connection with four deaths in two southern Idaho counties was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday.
His family's statement brings back a lot of painful memories for me:
On Thursday afternoon, the family of Naylor issued a statement on his charges, and the families involved in the case:
Most people who live in the Burley/Rupert community and many of our friends and family members elsewhere have by now heard of the tragedy that occurred on Monday involving our father. We find it necessary to say something out of respect for the victims involved and their family's as well as the community we have been a part of and loved. As mothers, wives, daughters, and granddaughters ourselves it is unfathomable to imagine something so horrific taking place and losing a loved one in such a tragic way. Our hearts and thoughts will forever be with every life touched by this terrible loss.
As daughters we feel that our father finally lost his lifelong battle with a very severe mental illness that has plagued him and our family throughout most of his life. This is the worst type of ending imaginable for first and foremost his victims, but also his family and for himself. We believe that once he has received proper psychiatric care he is going to realize the devastation he has caused, and he is going to have to live with this the rest of his life. We know that if he were in his right mind he would be horrified by his actions. Schizophrenia is a disease that, when left untreated, wreaks havoc on a person's entire life and well-being. Unfortunately, those who suffer often do not recognize they need help, and it is very difficult to get them the help they need against their will. This paired with a lack of community resources or awareness of how to handle mental illness appropriately, it can feel next to impossible to get people the help they need when they need it.
We would again like to express our deepest condolences for the victims and their families, as well as the entire community that has been affected by the events of this past week.
Kayla, Emily, Hannah, and Kim
My brother's assaults on strangers were never even close to this severe, but I know full well the sense of upset that this tragedy was not stopped before it was too late. Every family member goes through grief and frustration for many years before it ends up here. The well-established correlation between heavy marijuana use and schizophrenia is part of why I have become a fierce opponent of decriminalizing marijuana. While the primary victim is the pothead, there is plenty of secondary damage.
Say you want a gun for the end of the world, for an apocalypse situation. Or maybe you just want something you can leave at your cabin in Alaska and always expect it to work. Whatever your reason, here’s a list of guns that you should consider if you want something that will probably never break down… probably.
Photos like this are the coolest and perfect for any Photo Of The Day. The image is from the Swedish Armed Forces CBRN School , and we see one of their experts equipped with the new Ak 24 standard issue firearm and the Pistol 88 sidearm, otherwise known as the Glock 17. The gas mask is designated FM54.
The words “muzzleloading” and “new” might not sound like they should go together. But despite the fact that self-contained cartridges have been around for well over 150 years, many shooters—particularly hunters—still use muzzleloading firearms, and there is still a lot of R&D invested into these guns, to make them as accurate and efficient as possible while still fitting into the fish-and-game rulebook. Here’s a look at what’s new in muzzleloading for 2025.
The food pyramid is just a suggestion.
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Glock Catalog Update/NSSF Leadership- Interesting People … Should I thank or curse Codrea for writing that blog post of his which sent me down an all night rabbit hole? [More] Oh, I have much deeper holes I could send you down, and plenty of ’em…🙂 Lord willing, there’ll be more to dig before I put … Continue reading "Down the Memory Hole"
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I made the mistake of commenting on something on Bs blog that RJ1913 wrote and apparently, like a bedbug, it hopped a ride to my place. Ignore it like you would any troll.
‘Weaponization Of Everything’ [More] Feeling overwhelmed? That means you’re paying attention. The best tonic? Love what Sam Adams called “the animating contest of freedom.” [Via bondmen]
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Democrat lawmakers have said that their voters are now threatening “blood” and “violence” over their inability to stop President Donald Trump from continuing forward with his agenda. [More] I guess that’s one way to point fingers away from their own rhetoric that the less self-restrained of their constituents are responding to. [Via bondmen]
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New York Jets’ Sauce Gardner Goes Gun Shopping for AR-15 and Other Firearms [More] He doesn’t appear to be a knee-jerk “liberal.” [Via bondmen]
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Let’s be blunt: the FBI’s JTTFs have disrupted plots targeting New York, Boston, and cities across the country. They are essential to homeland security. Pulling out of that network—especially now—is the domestic equivalent of turning off radar at Pearl Harbor. [More] Far be it from me to laud fusion centers. That said, if and when … Continue reading "Out of Network"
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And one of her own has to actually call her out. In an 8-1 decision in favor of the Trump administration regarding the firing of federal employees, there was one dissent. And this time the ‘Wise Latina’ had to back slap her. It wasn’t as awesome as Justice Barrett’s smackdown, but from one of liberal […]
New York Man Arrested After What He Threatened to Do to ICE Agent and His Children [More] Forget picking low-hanging fruit– it’s dropping on its own. [Via bondmen]
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Left-Wing Militants Charged with Attempted Murder After Ambushing Officers Near ICE Facility [More] Tell us again about the J6 “insurrectionists”… [Via bondmen]
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JP Enterprises from Minnesota has just released a new version of their famous JP-5 Roller Delayed 9 mm Carbine. At the recent PCC World Championship, I saw a ton of these JP-5s, but in more competition-style configurations. This is a custom configuration for the JP-5 platform designed to be a low-profile, easily concealable weapon for security and law enforcement. It's available as either a short-barrelled rifle with the Maxim Defense CQB buttstock or as an AR pistol with the Maxim Defense PDW brace.
While you’re at it, open up a real investigation against the former Boundary County prosecutor. Why did his lame excuses for dropping charges ring so hollow? Was he compromised by forgery charges? [Via WiscoDave]
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[T]wo searches from the ATF analyst inadvertently accessed Illinois vehicle data with “ICE” in the query field which is a violation of Illinois law. [More] From the folks who brought us “Zero Tolerance” for FFLs. Still, the question needs to be raised as to who is being protected by making that illegal… [Via Jess]
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Over the years the amount of solutions to combine the size and concealability of a pistol with the stability and precision of a pistol caliber carbine has only kept growing. The new SIG Sauer P365-FLUX blends these powers and a few more. Let’s take a closer look, as the P365 gets the FLUX treatment - with up to 46 rounds on hand.
After getting a complete smackdown from the 9th Circuit in their one gun a month law, California is at it again this time believing that limiting firearm purchases to three guns a month is somehow Constitutional. [Watch] A spate… Who’s infringin’? We’re limitin’. Hey, you don’t need more than three guns to hunt deer… [Via Jess]
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As a result, short barreled rifles (and shotguns) will not be subject to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax levied on rifle manufacturers, nor will they be subject to the $200 transfer tax previously levied on purchasers. [More] True, but price isn’t the most objectionable point. [Via Jess]
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Maine: Anti-Gun Professor Tries to Silence Pro-Gun Student – It Backfires Badly [More] Like many bullies, she’s great at dishing it out but gets all psychically fragile when someone stands up to her. Let’s hope all the uproar sends her home quivering and reaching for the Xanax, box wine, and cat between outbursts of self-pity … Continue reading "It’s Academic"
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Beretta USA has added the 92X RDO Inox to its 90 series, a full-sized stainless-steel pistol made in the USA. It’s said to combine the durability of the 90 series with features suited for competitive shooting and self-defense.
I was watching an interview on Fox with Kristi Noem, the DHS Secretary. She was telling Fox that DHS is making some changes in airport security, and one of those changes is that passengers will no longer be required to remove their shoes as part of the screening.
Fox asked her (and I'm paraphrasing here), but she said that she asked why removing the shoes is necessary, and evidently no one in authority had had asked that question. The answer is that the tech has gotten better and that there is no real reason to have a passenger remove their shoes.
Luckily, I don't fly much. I don't have to fly much. I used to really enjoy flying pre-9/11, but the security theater after 9/11 made me more likely to schedule a colonoscopy than an airline flight.
The bigger point of the Noem interview is that no one had asked that question. In my experience, the biggest function of leadership is to ask those questions. "Why are we doing this thing?" If the answer you get is "We've always done it like that.", then you have a problem.
There may be very good reasons why an organization does certain things. Those reasons may be regulatory, or legal, or based in logic and reason. But, if the worker bees cannot articulate good reasons, then it's time to look for alternatives.
At the very least, Kristi Noem is asking the right questions.
I was on in the first half hour, talking about Democrats inciting violence, P320 “uncommanded discharges,” and more… [More]
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“This is deplorable. This should not be happening on our soil,” he said in a video message. “Individuals dressed like military personnel on our soil. We don’t do that in America.” “This was overkill. This was ridiculous. This was a bunch of crap,” he added. [More] From the county Democrat (and Mexican immigrant) Carbajal represents: … Continue reading "What You Mean, ‘We’?"
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Quote of the Day Elon Musk’s relentless pursuit of AI supremacy has taken a monumental step forward with the introduction of Colossus, a groundbreaking supercomputer. Boasting an astounding 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, this AI powerhouse promises to redefine the landscape …
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Springfield Armory has two SAINT Victor pistols currently available - a 11.5” 5.56 NATO and a 5.5” 9mm - and today this family of firearms is getting bigger. Springfield has announced an additional SAINT Victor 8.5” 9mm pistol as well.
Sean Smith, who had written
Rank Absurdity: An Irreverent Military Memoir, wrote a book about World War One service titled
Even a Dog Enlists, Why Not You?: Family, History, and the First World War.
Originally intended as a more sprawling work documenting his family's military service in the 20th Century, it instead focused in on the general American experience of the War to End All Wars, using the records of his ancestors who served as an infantryman, in the Quartermaster Corps, and as a sailor abord one of the little converted yachts of the US Navy's "suicide fleet" that escorted troopships to France.
A very enjoyable read. (Unsurprising, as I've been a fan of his prose since the old gun board days at the dawn of the millennium.) Recommend.
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I frequently hear attorneys say, “I don’t care if my client gets arrested, I care that my client doesn’t get convicted and sentenced to a long term in prison.” Easy for them to say. They’re not the one sitting behind bars, perhaps with some of the most dangerous individuals in the community. They’re not the […]
As the Summer Violence Season (SVS) is apparently upon us for 2025, here are some quotes to think about. Lovers of liberty generally tend to be lovers of peace and prosperity. We want to treat others as we want to …
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The Indiana AG, Todd Rokita, is making the state of Indiana a party to trial courts who are ordering the Indiana Department of Health to change the sex noted on birth certificates. He rightly (IMO) states that these orders are causing the falsification of records. Attorney General Todd Rokita is filing motions to intervene in […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Striker Fired Guns Should Probably Not Be Carried AIWB. If you have ever attended one of Tom Givens’ classes, you might remember him discussing the idea that everything in the gun world is on […]
On July 11, 1863, US military held its first draft lottery in New York City. Exemptions were offered at a cost of $300. This was a fee that only the wealthy could afford. ($300 in 1863 Dollars is worth $7,654 today.) Draft riots soon followed. — July 11th was the birthday of John Quincy Adams. He was born in 1767 and died in 1848. Not to be confused with his father (John Adams) the younger Adams also served as a diplomat, congressman, and as president. — On July 11, 1897, Salomon August Andrée and crew left Spitsbergen in northern Norway by …
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Camping in fair weather Getting adequate sleep and rest is crucial for your survival, even if you are only traveling a short distance, especially if you are already deprived of it. Your situational awareness and decision-making abilities deteriorate quickly without adequate rest and sleep. That’s not good for you. Climate and weather play big roles in your sleep experience. Another situation that will impact your night’s sleep is whether you are being followed or not. To get the best night’s sleep, you’ll need shelter. In fair weather, shelter is not a major concern. Sleeping “under the stars” is a romantic …
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Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at “Trump Slump 2.0” in the U.S. gun market. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: The Comex market Short Sellers made another attempt at torpedoing the price of silver this week. By Wednesday evening, they had pushed the spot price of silver down to $36.61 per Troy ounce. But with ongoing strong …
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“The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature — a type nowhere at present existing.” – Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), in The Americans.
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Rebecca Close discovered boating later in life, but there’s no doubt how much her time on the water brought her closer to the larger boating community.
the The passing of the former One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) combined with the shocking claims by the DOJ and FBI regarding the infamous, deceased Jeffrey Epstein, combined with mass efforts by various parts of the judicial system, the Woke …
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In my previous article, I discussed the brief existence of XM106. This US Army DIY automatic rifle competed with belt-fed 5.56 mm light machine guns as part of the 5.56 mm Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) Program. The goal was to provide infantry squads with a lightweight weapon that could deliver a high volume of fire. Before this, there had been a 6mm SAW program from approximately 1972 to 1976, which was influenced by the US Army's combat experiences during the Vietnam War and the potential for future conflicts in Europe. These factors contributed to the desire for a lighter weapon with an extended range.
Photo Of The Day: Walther Arms, Inc. posted Gunslaps ’ images of the steel-framed Walther PDP SF Compact Pro with a custom Cerakote, hourglass porting and V-Spec guide rod. Even the Aimpoint ACRO P2 got custom Cerakoted. A few of my friends have started competing with Walther pistols, so I’m pretty keen on trying one of them and getting an opinion.
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at some of the best drills to practice at the range when it comes to training for carrying concealed. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I want to look at the world of accessories and what some of the most useful accessories are when looking at handgun upgrades. While there are plenty of options out there for new lights, lasers and slide cuts, there are a number of upgrades that may be overlooked but certainly can be practical. Let's take a closer look at some perfect accessories for carry guns.
I was watching a video earlier about how Chinese weapon systems including fighter aircraft and SAM systems have demonstrated complete uselessness in the recent India Pakistan War and the Israel-U.S -Iran War. I wonder if a confrontation over Taiwan may expose Chinese corruption and self-delusion at levels that makes the Russian Army look good. This might be good except that Xi Xi Ping might respond to profound embarrassment by going nuclear against us.
7/9/25 New York Post:
The woman — identified only as Kay — has been receiving the parcels for over a year now, and they’ve been arriving at such frequency, she’s had no choice but to stack them up in her driveway to maintain some semblance of order....
"The culprit is a China-based Amazon seller called Liusandedian, which peddles faux leather car seat covers that apparently fit few of the models they’re designed for — so customers by the hundreds have been sending the junk products back."
Sellers must supply either a return shipment coupon or a U.S. return address. It appears that they decided it was cheaper to use Kay's address.
For some time, we have been seeing behavior that makes absolutely no sense in a free market: shipping products that you cannot sell and you do not even attempt to get back for resale to someone for whom the product mightcwork; the Atacama Desert dumping of new Chinese-made clothes; the dumping of brand new cars on hillsides in China when an attempt to set up a cheap vehicle sharing scheme failed.
In each case, substantial capital has been invested in making and shipping stuff that makes no profit. This reeks of a command and control economy with no feedback system. China is destroying itself with actions like this that no free market system would tolerate.
If these were items that had some salvage value, she could perhaps benefit from it. But short of making faux animals, I see none. I wonder if some enterprising American could figure out how to transform them into something useful
I have got a headache so bad it is making me slightly nauseous.
I'm sitting here writing a hundred words or so at a stretch between bouts of lying down.
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By Dave Workman If you keep a gun in your car, you may be pushing your luck, as a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice says gun thefts from automobiles “rose sharply” during a five-year study period between 2018 and 2022. Among its key findings, the Council report noted, “The rate of guns […]
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I’ll be joining one of the Heavy Hundred for half an hour today at 4:00 pm Eastern. Go to the Armed American Radio website to listen/watch live or find a station near you.
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7/7/25 WYFF:
"Anderson County father cleared in fatal shooting of son after alleged attack, deputies say"
So you bought a muzzleloader—great. The work has just begun. Not only do you need to put in the range time to get it sighted in, you’re in for a much more involved post-shooting clean-up job. CVA knows all about it—they probably sold you the muzzleloader to start with—and now they have a new offering with everything you need to keep your rifle running well and looking good. They call it the Elite Muzzleloader Range & Cleaning Kit.
I am making a CFC part for the clock drive holder. I need to cut some slots. For all the precision you put into measuring dimensions, it is good to have some literal wiggle room on assembly. Even a fraction of an inch of play before tightening down the screw is good, along with slightly larger through holes for parts whose accuracy you trust.
While hand coding this code to cut four motor mounting holes and two slots, I suddenly realized that I have lots of slots to cut in other parts, and this was a surprisingly annoying set of commands to write. Cut .36" long in one direction than another cut parallel about .01" next to the first cut.
The solution is obvious: write a gCode subroutine that takes mill radius and the four corner points adjusting for mill radius.
Mossberg has expanded its 590R series with four new pump-action shotguns, each featuring Cerakote finishes in either Olive Drab Green or Flat Dark Earth. These finishes are applied to the receiver, barrel, heat shield, and magazine tube, giving the new models a rugged, weather-resistant appearance while maintaining the functionality the 590R platform is known for. In my World, O.D. Green guns are the best!
Of course, as with all tragedies, Trump is to blame.
07/10/25 NPR is being to careful not to blame Trump for
this tragedy, but the next one:
"Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings. Under Trump, it's getting even harder."
7/9/25 BBC plays the same game:
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The intense rainfall and flash floods are the deadliest weather disaster in the US since President Donald Trump's administration conducted mass staff cuts at two key weather and climate agencies: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organisation (NOAA) and its subsidiary, the National Weather Service (NWS)."While experts say the National Weather Service issued alerts in a timely manner over the weekend, the deadly incident carries warnings about what could happen if the NWS and NOAA are not properly staffed and funded in the future."
So what actually caused insufficient warning? 7/10/25 ABC News:
"At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas' Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville – asked the Kerr County Sheriff's Office to alert nearby residents, according to audio obtained by ABC affiliate KSAT. But Kerr County officials took nearly six hours to heed this call."
The warning was "bureaucratized." I generally trust local governments more than remote entities but they are not immune to corruption (as Caldwell, Idaho voters are discovering) and incompetence.
ACSO deputies initially responded to a
911 call reporting a stabbing in the 100 block of Old Quarry Road at
about 2:20 a.m. Saturday, according to an ACSO release. As deputies
headed to the scene, people at the Old Quarry Road residence started to
bring the stabbing victim, 26-year-old River Scott May of Mount Sidney,
to Augusta Health.
On the way to
Augusta Health, the vehicle transporting May in the 2500 block of
Springhill Road met deputies, and Staunton Augusta Rescue Squad
personnel arrived to assist with life-saving measures. Those efforts
were unsuccessful, the release said, and May was pronounced deceased at
the scene.
While at the Springhill
Road location, the driver who had been transporting May told deputies he
shot the person who stabbed May. Deputies responded to the original
location on Old Quarry Road, where they found a man dead from an
apparent single gunshot wound to the head.
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Just after 8:15 p.m. Saturday night, a hit-and-run
crash occurred at 2nd Avenue and Hull Avenue, and the driver at-fault
fled the scene on foot. Two members from the other vehicle searched for
the fleeing driver, the police said.
The
searchers found the fleeing driver accompanied by a 30-year-old male who
had a baseball bat around 9 p.m. near Ohio Street and University
Avenue. One of the searchers, a 21-year-old male, allegedly shot the
30-year-old out of fear once he raised the bat. The victim was taken to a
nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries, police said.
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On the evening of Saturday, July 5th, Natrona County deputies
responded to a “shots fired” call at Alcova Reservoir, roughly seven
miles north of the Carbon County border. Once at the scene, deputies
found that a group of campers had engaged in a heated argument after
several individuals tried to prevent one member from driving under the
influence.
According to a media release by the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office,
the intoxicated man, later identified as a Colorado resident, allegedly
pointed a rifle at another individual who tried to stop him from getting
into his vehicle. In response, the second male, who is from Casper,
fired his handgun.
The intoxicated male with the rifle and an unidentified female
bystander were each shot once in the leg. Both victims were transported
to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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One of the oldest schemes in the anti-gun playbook is now illegal in the state of Texas. The state’s leaders have announced a ban on so-called gun buybacks run by municipalities, passing the bill with a signature from Governor Greg Abbot after the state senate gave it their approval earlier in the spring.
Quote of the Day Congress should never have shifted responsibility to the courts to strike down the archaic National Firearms Act of 1934. Now GOA will do what Republicans would not: continue the fight to repeal the NFA. Aidan JohnstonFederal …
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While at GunCon 2025, I had the opportunity to interact with some of the attendees, as well as some of the exhibitors at the event. Jeremy Deadman’s products are probably something you’ve seen floating around here on TFB, as well as your local gun stores. Jeremy and his team at XTech are focused almost entirely on aftermarket magazines and extensions, which gives them quite the advantage when it comes to aftermarket magazines and parts. In this episode, we’ll learn how XTech is making new strides into previously untapped markets to help themselves, and hopefully other gun companies, get more exposure on some of the internet’s most popular online marketplaces like Amazon.
I generally don’t mind the summer heat and can usually tolerate it well enough to enjoy a cigar most evenings. But this week was especially brutal, and an afternoon smoke meant a trip to
Hogshead Cigar Lounge. I wasn’t surprised to see a few more folks inside than usual for a weekday afternoon.
I picked up a few extra cigars for my humidor and chose an AVO Syncro Nicaragua Special Toro to enjoy during my stay.
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This version of the Syncro Nicaragua is an impressive 6 x 60 box-pressed treat. I don’t often reach for large ring gauge cigars, but the box-press shape made it feel more manageable in the hand. The cap was quite flat, and I didn’t want to risk over-cutting it with a straight cut. Fortunately, I carry a small cigar punch on my keyring, which worked well to open it up. Even through the small punch, the draw was very open — almost too much so. I’ve often found that large ring gauge cigars tend to be loosely packed and have exceedingly open draws.
The cigar features a reddish-brown Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a Dominican binder, with a filler blend of Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Peruvian tobaccos.
From the first few puffs, the AVO Syncro Nicaragua Special produced copious amounts of flavorful smoke. Initial notes included cedar, cocoa, and a sweet raisin-like note, later joined by hints of dark chocolate and roasted coffee.
Unfortunately, the burn was persistently uneven, with large peaks of unburned wrapper. I had to touch it up multiple times — really the only frustrating aspect of an otherwise enjoyable smoke. Despite the burn issues, the cigar lasted a solid 95 minutes.
Each time someone entered or exited the lounge, a blast of scorching air followed them in, a stark reminder of the 100°+ temperatures outside. It also reminded me to use the remote start on my car a few minutes before leaving.
Thankfully, the forecast calls for temperatures to drop into the mid-90s over the next few days, which means I’ll likely be able to return to the screened porch for a proper smoke and beverage pairing.
Cheers!
Smishing and vishing will become major Second Amendment threats.
101 years ago, today: On July 10, 1924, Denmark took sovereignty control of Greenland as Norway ended its claim. (Public domain photo by Markus Trienke.) JWR’s Comment: I wonder which nation will control Greenland in 2034, and in 2124… — July 10th is also the birthday of British novelist John Wyndham. He was born in 1903 and died March 11, 1969. Harris was a good friend of fellow novelist Samuel Youd (1922-2012), who wrote under several pen names, including John Christopher. Both men were famous for writing what are often called “cozy catastrophies”. Several of Wyndham’s novels and short stories …
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In my two recent SurvivalBlog articles, I made suggestions about the equipment you’ll need in your GHB (Get Home Bag), BOB (Bug Out Bag), and your INCH (I’m Never Coming Home) kit. What was not covered was travel and the conditions you might encounter. Traveling is austere conditions is the subject of this two-part article. What is common to both parts is the weather. Traveling will not be easy. Reality check: traveling and resting in austere conditions will not be a sightseeing nature stroll or a “glamping” trip. You must pay attention – all the time. If you are out …
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SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, further examination of A.I. and aerial drone technologies. The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public An insightful essay by Ted Gioia, over at The Honest Broker: The …
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After working with this gun, firearms coach Nancy Keaton lists several reasons she is going to purchase this Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Lite from Ruger.
Via The Atlas Society @TheAtlasSociety:
There has been talk of combining the ATF into the DEA. Gun rights groups are opposed to this (see also here). I’m not entirely convinced it is a bad idea. But that could be a bias of mine. You see, …
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This is a review of the Pulsar Oryx XG35 LRF Thermal Monocular , which represents a new design and era for Pulsar’s handheld thermals. The Oryx comes with a highly sensitive 640x480/12μm thermal imaging sensor, which delivers sharp, detailed, and high-quality visuals. There’s an advanced digital image stabilization, which helps you keep the target stable when you’re using the device one-handed. The keypad features haptic feedback (which can be switched off), providing subtle vibrations for precise button interaction. I’ve now had a Pulsar Oryx for about 7 months, and it’s time for a review.
Continuing to look at the insanity of the Pandemic Panic and the lockdown over Beer Flu (COVID-19), we ran across this cute meme from 2020. Today, every few days we see another bait-click headline on the mainstream media news sites …
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Hey, it's natural, how bad can it be?
7/7/25 Yahoo News:
"Over the course of four weeks, 201 volunteers received either 5 mg per kilogram of body weight (approximately 2.3 mg per pound or the equivalent of 350 mg for a 154-pound individual) of oral CBD, or a placebo. The goal was to give them a typical amount that might be used by consumers. Participants also underwent weekly laboratory assessments...
"While the vast majority of people in the trial were unaffected, 5% showed greatly elevated levels of the liver enzyme aminotransferase, a known marker of liver cell damage or inflammation, according to the study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Women appeared to be more vulnerable than men. The liver enzyme returned to normal within one or two weeks of stopping CBD.
"Seven participants withdrew from the trial because they were showing clinical signs of potential drug-induced liver injury."
George Soros has funded much of the marijuana legalization craze. There are sorts of signs that his goal of destroying Western Civilization is working.
Today's Photo Of The Day brings us to Valdosta, Georgia, where U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Jackson of the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron pauses and poses after a pistol training session. Jackson, an aircraft metals technology craftsman by trade, is also a competitive shooter with the Air Force National Pistol Team.
Kentuckians are gunfighters by nature. So much so that since 1891, every public official in the commonwealth must swear an oath that they will not engage in duels : “Since the adoption of the present Constitution, I being a citizen of the state, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons within the State or nor out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, nor have I acted as a second in carrying a challenge nor aided or assisted any person thus offending, so help me God.”
I found this
video about releasing beavers into Southwestern deserts causing growth of rivers, lakes, and greenery. They seemed implausible but this
7/13/21 BBC article confirmed that yes, beavers can turn deserts into wetlands.
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By Dave Workman A trio of gun rights entities has joined forces in an effort to convince local New Jersey municipalities to refund applicants the municipal portion of a $200 permit-to-carry fee, using the example set recently Englishtown, which adopted a rebate resolution. Under the Englishtown resolution, $150 of the state-levied fee is returned to […]
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Ilhan Omar’s daughter rendered herself unemployable through her actions at Barnard College, even though she was allowed to graduate. She was arrested on the campus in April 2024 during a demonstration that turned hostile, and after she was suspended from the $90,000-a-year university, she claimed she was left homeless and starving on the streets. Hirsi was suspended […]
At least in
Canada:
"Top food price increases in Canada since Jan 2025 (ranked by % change):
→ Strawberries +53%
→ Oranges +37%
→ Squash +31%
→ Beef +30%
→ Carrots +30%
→ Cabbage +29%
→ Roasted or ground coffee +19%
→ White rice +17%
→ Potatoes (4.54 kg) +16%
→ Frozen broccoli +14%
→ Frozen corn +14%
→ Infant formula +12%
→ Frozen peas +12%
→ Almonds +11%
→ Salmon +11%
→ Apple juice +10%
→ Tea +9%
→ Meatless burgers +8%
→ Orange juice +6%"
I really do not want to see our cousins starve to death. If only they had a way to stop idiots in charge of their government.
FN America, LLC has announced that it has been awarded a $4.9 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with additional FN M240L medium machine guns. The M240L was originally adopted by the U.S. Army in 2010, after a joint development effort with FN to create a lighter, yet durable, medium machine gun.
Today and tomorrow are this year’s “Prime Days” on Amazon.com. For members of their excellent “prime” service, they are discounting thousands of items site wide. It’s kind of like the sales you would see on “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday.” Some really good bargains are available. You have to be an Amazon Prime member […]
Lipsey’s has two new exclusive Smith & Wesson revolver models. These two new Mountain Guns add 10mm and .22LR to the lineup. Keep reading for all the details.
I was cutting a 4.25" x 3" rectangle of CFC and once again the 1/8" carbide emdmill without a flat for the endmill holder to lock down dropped loose, I think because I was cutting too fast, provoking vibration. (25 inches/minute at .001" cuts.) Fortunately, it had completed the last cut when it fell out. This time 1 inch/minute. Slow, but I can safely leave it running and do something else. I am tempted to mill a flat on the shank. Apparently, small carbide endmills usually lack a flat. It is possible to make a flat with a diamond tool. I do not have one. I believe you can cut carbide with carbide. At worst, I break the endmill that needs the flat. These are not hideously expensive and arrive next day.
James Reeves heads to B&T headquarters to pit the classic long-stroke SIG 550 against the modular short-stroke B&T APC-223, interviewing B&T founder Karl Brügger and engineer Sebastian for a deep dive on Swiss manufacturing, accuracy standards, gas systems, suppressor readiness, hydraulic buffering, magazine flexibility, pricing, and U.S. import nuances before shooting both rifles side by side to see whether old-school precision or modern modularity wins on the range.
The OBBB had a number of changes in higher education funding.
7/4/25 Inside Higher Education gives a version that certainly sounds the alarm for the greedy institutions:
"
But the legislation doesn’t include some of the proposals that most worried college leaders, such as cuts to the Pell Grant program and a 21 percent endowment tax rate. Wealthy private colleges will still face a higher tax rate on their endowments, up to 8 percent. (The current rate is 1.4 percent.)...
"Eliminating Grad PLUS loans could mean fewer students attend graduate school, which would be a hit to universities’ bottom lines, especially at institutions that rely heavily on graduate programs for tuition revenue. Similarly, capping Parent PLUS loans at $65,000 per student could hurt Black and Latino families, who disproportionately use the loans. The legislation also consolidates repayment plans, giving future borrowers two options. Consumer protection advocates worry the bill will exacerbate the student debt crisis and drive students to private loans."
Is it really "hurting" families who take out student loans to get their kids degrees for which there are either no jobs, or only poorly paid jobs?
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Bill Codifies New Endowment Tax Rates
Private colleges with fewer than 3,000 students are exempted from the tax, up from the current floor of 500.
Table with 2 columns and 4 rows. (column headers with buttons are sortable)| Endowment Value Per Student | Rate |
|---|
| $500,000 to $750,000 | 1.4% |
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| $750K to $1.25M | 4.0% |
|---|
| $1.25M to $2M | 4.0% |
|---|
More than $2M
Yes, if you have $2 million per student endowment, you are a hedge fund that dabbles in education.
"One of the major changes ties colleges’ access to federal student loans to students’ earnings. Programs that fail to show their graduates earn more than an adult with only a high school diploma could be cut off from loans. One rough analysis found that fewer than half of two-year degree programs would pass the earnings test, but community colleges are less reliant on loans."
Yes, if a degree in Victim Studies only generates the same income as not going to college, it is arguable that whatever the benefits of such a degree are to an individual or the society as a whole, it probably does not justify federal assistance. If it really makes you feel better, pay for it yourself. | 8.0%"
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So, I'm seeing where Trump, Bondi, Patel, et al, is saying that there is no Epstein list. The guy was implicated in sex-trafficking, and his gal Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking, and there is no list? No file of clients? If we don't know who the clients were, how can we be assured that sex-trafficking was happening? I understand that the victims were young girls, but who were the Johns? The administrations answers beg for clarification.
Now, I'm hearing a lot about that nutjob that the Democrat party nominated for mayor of New York. Good for them. Who cares? I love nowhere near New York. The one town I live near, I can't tell you who is mayor. I just don't care. Likewise for the mayor of any other burg in the nation. Mayoral politics are local politics, and I ain't local. Or for that matter, the mayor of Buttcrack, NV or Armpit, MS. Just don't care.
The calendar tells me it is Wednesday. For some reason this week, my internal calendar is shifted. It's out of sync. Weird. Thankfully, the tropics re quiet. I've been checking the National Hurricane Center every day. Historically, August and September are the busy months. I hope it is a quiet season.
Check out Headstamp Publishing’s extensive catalog of excellent books: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/home-forgotten As Sweden experimented with updating the AG42 Ljungman in the 1950s, one of the intermediate patterns was the fm/54. This took the 7.62mm NATO short [...]
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In June of 2025, gun sales dropped 5% from June of 2024, according to the adjusted National Instant background Check System (NICS) as calculated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, (NSSF). The number of adjusted gun sales totaled 1.06 million. This is the 71st month where the adjusted NICS numbers were over a million. The adjusted NICS numbers are calculated by the NSSF by taking the total number of NICS checks for the month, as supplied by the FBI, then subtracting the number of NICS checks for firearm permits and firearm permit rechecks. May, June and July tend to be the lowest numbers for NICS checks of all the months. As June numbers are only 60 thousand above 1 million, it is uncertain if the number of sales for July of 2025 will be over a million. We will know in about a month.
Over the last 12 months, only three months have had greater numbers of firearm sales than the month from the previous year, although the overall drop in the other nine months is not large. The number of people with confidence in the Trump administration to look after the best interests of the United States is much improved compared to the Biden administration. The number of total NICS checks diminished by 2.5% from June of 2024, half as much as the adjusted number of firearm sales.
The firearms sales numbers are an estimate, because one NICS check can be used to purchase more than one firearm, and about 1 million people have permits which can be used as a substitute for a NICS check, as obtaining the permit already required a NICS check.
The economic numbers for the United States are strong. President Trump's policies appear to have worked in diminishing the nuclear threat from Iran, coordinated with Israel. The Russia/Ukraine war continues, as President Trump attempts to bring about a ceasefire. The unsustainable spending and debt are at least acknowledged. There is a plan to deal with them. The Congress is so addicted to spending that a greater Republican majority will be needed to make the large cuts required. The Big Beautiful Bill has passed. It will take some time to determine all of the effects. It appears the tax on National Firearms Act (NFA) silencers/suppressors, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, and any other firearms will be reduced to zero dollars. The tax on machine guns and destructive devises remains at $200. There will likely be lawsuits filed attacking the viability of a tax law regulating constitutionally protected items for zero tax income. The bill contains this language, as sent to President Trump:
SEC. 70436. REDUCTION OF TRANSFER AND MANUFACTURING TAXES FOR CERTAIN
DEVICES.
(a) Transfer Tax.--Section 5811(a) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Rate.--There shall be levied, collected, and paid on firearms
transferred a tax at the rate of--
``(1) $200 for each firearm transferred in the case of a
machinegun or a destructive device, and
``(2) $0 for any firearm transferred which is not described
in paragraph (1).''.
(b) Making Tax.--Section 5821(a) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Rate.--There shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the
making of a firearm a tax at the rate of--
``(1) $200 for each firearm made in the case of a
machinegun or a destructive device, and
``(2) $0 for any firearm made which is not described in
paragraph (1).''.
The NFA reform shall apply:
to calendar quarters beginning more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
If President Trump signs the Big Beautiful Bill on July 4th, 2025, according to this correspondent's reading of the calendar, the changes will go into effect on January 1, 2026. This may have the effect of dampening silencer/suppressor and short barreled rifle and shotgun sales during the next six months, as people wait to take advantage of the NFA reform.
The world appears a bit more stable during the Trump administration. The domestic situation appears more rational. The economy appears to be doing better.
This correspondent expects firearm sales in July, as estimated by the adjusted NICS, to be very close to 1 million firearms.
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A
911 call was made shortly after midnight on Saturday. The Coroner’s
Office says the shooting occurred after an argument on Colonial Drive
near Easley.
First responders found
44-year-old Clyde Eugene Davis III shot multiple times. The coroner said
Davis died from his injuries at the scene.
The
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said Davis threatened to kill his
father and tried to strangle him in bed while armed with a weapon prior
to the shooting.
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Deputies
responded around 8:30 p.m. to the home along Deer Run Road, where the
homeowner’s son was holding the alleged burglar — Mitchell Platt, 37 —
at gunpoint after shooting him in the leg.
The
homeowner’s son had noticed a rear door was left open and armed himself
with a revolver after then entering the home and reportedly hearing
strange noises, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said in a news
release.
After
the man called out to see if anyone else was in the home, Platt
allegedly emerged from a hallway and charged toward him, prompting the
man to fire a single shot into Platt’s leg, the release states.
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MILWAUKEE — A suspect was killed just after 11 a.m. Friday in an
exchange of gunfire during an armed robbery in the 2600 block of W.
Townsend Street in Milwaukee.
The suspects attempted to rob the victim at which time gunfire was exchanged between the suspects and the victim.
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Quote of the Day NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, has confirmed with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that the Demand 2 Program is ending. That program, begun in February of 2000 during the antigun Clinton …
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MDT Sporting Goods has expanded the ACC Premier GEN2 chassis lineup to include compatibility with Ruger 10/22 and Volquartsen rimfire rifles. This chassis offers precision shooters a robust, modular platform designed for rimfire competition and performance.
A bunch of States have State Dinosaurs?
I guess that since it's true that nobody's Life, Liberty, or Property are safe when the Legislature is in session, I have to approve of all the time that went into passing these bills.
Apparently there are Mexicans who are complaining about American LEGALLY moving to Mexico. It’s the gentrification thing that rears up in US cities periodically. US citizens pay their own way, but they are driving up housing prices and are ‘diluting Mexican culture’. “OUT WITH GRINGOS”: Hundreds stormed the streets of Mexico City to protest mass […]
