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I have one reader who’s comments aren’t taking and I’m not seeing them from within the publishing tool. One other reader looks like he put the same comment in 3 times and I found all of them in “Trash,” approved one and deleted the other. I get to these when I can and there can … Continue reading "No Comment?"
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The sisters are part of a group of students who put together a presentation titled “Gun Violence: The Impact on Meadowbrook” and presented it to corporate Boys and Girls Club reps in Washington, D.C., this year. They also got the chance to share their work with Congressman Greg Casar. [More] Great. Take the public policy … Continue reading "Speaking of Young Skulls Full of Mush"
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By Dave Workman A federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act “with respect to the untaxed firearms it purports to regulate” and “with respect to suppressors and short-barreled rifles” on Second Amendment grounds, has been filed by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The case is known […]
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They’re so desperate to enact gun laws they’ll break the law to do it! And Melvin is endorsed by the same people behind Vajayjay “Two Bullets In the Head and Kill Their Kids” Jones! [Via Nicholas]
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However, Mamdani declined to intervene to stop rapes and sexual assaults not because of concerns about his own personal safety, or legalities, but rather because he concluded that ‘that the last thing Egyptians needed was a well-meaning foreigner’s assistance.’ [More] We Americans could say the same thing. Except he’s not well-meaning. [Via Michael G]
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The neighborhood kids are in school, and the trees are shedding their leaves. Once the Village has finished jackhammering my whole street as part of a water line replacement project, I will enjoy the quiet of Fall.
This is pretty brilliant. [Via Dan Gifford]
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This is interesting even if it follows what we've seen for all security technologies since, well, forever:
Basically whoever can see the most about the target, and can hold that picture in their mind the best, will be best at finding the vulnerabilities the fastest and taking advantage of them. Or, as the defender, applying patches or mitigations the fastest.
And if you’re on the inside you know what the applications do. You know what’s important and what isn’t. And you can use all that internal knowledge to fix things—hopefully before the baddies take advantage.
summary and prediction
- Attackers will have the advantage for 3-5 years. For less-advanced defender teams, this will take much longer.
- After that point, AI/SPQA will have the additional internal context to give Defenders the advantage.
So basically it will be a shooting gallery for now with sanity restored later. I'm somewhat optimistic of AI as a back-end tool (i.e. no user input) to run a set of interesting but more or less canned queries. User input sanitization issues basically disappear at that point.
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Gun grab groups try to erase evidence of their Jay Jones endorsements using tactics reminiscent of another violence monopolist. [More]
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A Washington judge issued a TRO that, among other restraints, prohibited this Montana guy from possessing firearms. The TRO was communicated to the town where the Montana guy lives and the local police department enforced the TRO by confiscating all of this Montana guy’s firearms. Done. Because this guy had not been to Washington in … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Oath-Breaking Enough"
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Small in size but big on impact, the Noveske Amigo is a little suppressor that doesn't quit.Qonte L. “Purp” Works grabbed the other man’s gun and began chasing him with it… The younger man pulled a second, smaller 9mm pistol from his pocket and shot Works multiple times…More than 2 minutes into the call, the caller was himself shot eight to 10 times by a male wielding a .40-caliber handgun, Pahssen … Continue reading "Party Time!"
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Gov. Whitmer Boasts of All Her Gun Controls, None of Which Prevented the Michigan Church Attack [More] Democrats tyrannizing with big smiles all around… Who thinks it’s possible to reason with such people? If it’s not, what then? [Via bondmen]
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Another One: Lib Arrested Over Assassination Messages to GOP Rep – Lawmaker’s Kids Were Threatened, Too [More] Sorry, no, it’s not Vajayjay. Patrick Murphy: What a punk. Trust me, I know the type firsthand. These are who Vivek wants us to make nice to? What, is today Democrat Activist Day…? [Via bondmen]
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More Left-Wing Terrorism: Palisades Arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht Donated to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris [More] The lawless want to impose their laws on us. A part of me entertains the thought that burning arsonists at the stake as a deterrent would reduce the problem to near zero. That’s why it’s probably best for everyone to … Continue reading "A Democrat Activist"
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“The Postal Service is currently analyzing the court’s decision and taking necessary steps to implement the injunction.” [More] Yeah, I noticed the sign is still up. Life imitates art.
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Our Next Debate: Would America Be Safer Without the Second Amendment? [More] There’s nothing to debate. Remember what Mr. Paine said [link downloads Word doc]: The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some … Continue reading "And They Say There are No Stupid Questions"
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At last night’s Turning Point USA event, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy channeled his inner George H. W. Bush, calling for a “kinder and gentler” MAGA movement: No longer should we concentrate on “defeating the left” or “owning the libs.” [More] Can we all get along? How many items do these raging Marxist maniacs and … Continue reading "Kumbayah, My Lord, Kumbayah! "
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Publix has confirmed it will allow customers to openly carry firearms inside its Florida stores, following a court ruling that struck down the state’s long-standing open carry ban. In a statement to 7News, a spokesperson for Publix said the grocery chain “follows all federal, state and local laws” and emphasized that “treating customers with dignity … Continue reading "‘Where Shopping is (Once More) a Pleasure’"
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By Dave Workman Attorney Mark Smith, host of the popular Four Boxes Diner podcast, has high hopes the U.S. Supreme Court takes cases during the new session, which began this week, which determine whether the AR-15 is protected by the Second Amendment, and whether young adults’ 2A rights allow them to purchase handguns. Cases he […]
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Pelosi dodges when asked if Virginia AG candidate who fantasized about shooting Republican should drop out – Pelosi, who pressured Biden to bow out of 2024 race, says she doesn’t ‘get involved in other people’s races’ [More] In other words, she’s joined the other grabbers in hiding. What happened to “Don’t look away“? What a … Continue reading "Looking Away"
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[Watch] To be clear, I thought those secret efforts where they “don’t like to get into details talking about who we’re working with and how we’re accomplishing it” had everything under control… [Via Jess]
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“When they let me out, I got five more people imma do the same thing to.” [More] Who thinks they haven’t already let this feral retard out several times? Who thinks that doesn’t serve Democrat purposes? What have we learned? Anything?
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In fairness, I’ll believe it when I see it. [More]
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Black bears in northern Wisconsin
A 72-year-old man, Vernon Patton was working on a gravel road with his tractor when he was attacked by a 70 lb juvenile male black bear. The attack happened on September 3, 2025, in the Mulberry Mountain area of Arkansas. The attack occurred near highway 23, near the Mulberry Mountain lodge. Vernon's son came by to check on him. The son saw his father being attacked and drove off the bear by throwing rocks at it. From foxnews.com:
A 72-year-old man had to be airlifted to the hospital this week after he was mauled by a 70-pound bear in Arkansas, state Game and Fish Commission spokesperson Keith Stephens confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"His injuries were extensive," he told Fox News Digital.
He added to the Arkansas Times: "It was a pretty severe attack. It attacked him on his face, his arms, his upper body."
Patton was being cared for in the Intensive Care Unit in Little Rock. It appears he never regained enough to describe what happened. From 4029tv.com:
"Our beloved father, grandfather, husband and hero, Vernon Patton, was seriously injured in a bear attack while he was doing what he loved, working on his land with his family. Vernon is currently being cared for in the ICU in Little Rock. While he remains in stable condition, his injuries are extensive and ultimately not survivable.
On September 14, 2025, Vernon Patton succumbed to his injuries. From nwahomepage.com:
The family of a Franklin County man attacked by a bear earlier this month says he has died.
Vernon Patton, 72, died from his injuries on Sept. 14, his family told KNWA/FOX24.
The bear was found a short distance from where the attack occurred. Arkansas Game and Fish personnel killed the bear. A necropsy determined it was the bear which had attacked Vernon. Testing was done for diseases. The bear did not have rabies or distemper.
Most fatal black bear attacks are accomplished by young male black bears and are predatory attacks. Some people are attacked by sows with cubs, especially if they run from the bear or attempt to climb a tree. Black bears do not commonly attack people, so their first attempts are usually cautious, as the "test" to see if this new "prey" is dangerous or not.
This is the smallest bear this correspondent has read of which successfully killed an adult human. Bears have a very powerful bite and sharp claws which can be used to tear and rip. They often attack the head. Even small bears are very strong.
People have successfully fought off black bears with knives, clubs, and rocks. Firearms are the most successful device to stop a bear attack.
Bears were wiped out in Arkansas by the 1930's, but were re-introduced from 1948-68. Hunting was allowed starting in 1980. There are now over 5,000 bears in the state. 765 bears were harvested in 2023, the latest season with records shown online. Most of the bears are harvested with archery equipment. Hunting with most modern rifles is not allowed in zones 4 and 5, where most of the bears are harvested. Bears may be baited on private land. Bears are not allowed to be taken when pursued by dogs.
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Gun Watch
At the scene, officers spoke with a man who said he had shot a man who had assaulted him. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound behind a business, police said.
The Phoenix Fire Department took the injured man to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives are now investigating. No further information has been released.
The employee said the first man entered the store and walked past the cash register to the food preparation area. Shortly after, a second man entered and approached the first, demanding repayment of money owed.
The two men argued before the second man pulled out a gun.
The first man then drew his own weapon and began shooting. The second man was hit and fell to the floor, where he later died.
Police said they found the victim inside the store after the shooting occurred.
- "The Squirrel Hunters" -This guy's writing is so good. I need to add him to the sidebar.
- Charges changed in Chicago.
- Jim Grey spotted some pretty cool cars this time around.
By Dave Workman Less than 24 hours after news reports at TheGunMag.com and Ammoland News revealed the June endorsement by Everytown for Gun Safety of Virginia Democrat candidate Jay Jones, who is now under fire for 2022 text messages in which he advocated for the shooting of a political rival in the state assembly, that […]
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On October 9th, 869: Charles the Bald (a.k.a. Charles II of West Francia) was crowned king of Lotharingen. — October 9, 1000: Leif Ericson discovers “Vinland” (possibly at what was later named L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada) reputedly becoming the first European to reach North America. — And on October 9, 1999, the last flight was made with a Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird”. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any …
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(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.) STAGE 2: SURVIVAL MODE The survival phase is the intermediate period between the very short-term emergency phase and the time when things finally settle down to the New Normal phase. Once everyone is finally gathered together at the homestead, defenses set up, the freezer contents are canned, freeze dried, smoked, or those blueberries made into cobbler as a comfort food during those first few stressful days, and once we’ve got meals back to some sort of a schedule, chores divvied out, watch times established, and water and propane conservation rules tacked to …
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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: Louder War Drums, in Europe. A Run on Canned Goods and Radios Over In Denmark: A Run on Canned Mackerel and Emergency Radios. The Reason? Drones. The BBC …
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“Citizens were truly free when they could engage ‘what is just and good without fear.’ Liberty was therefore a positive act of will. Liberty was not an ‘enemy of all authority’ but ‘a civil and moral’ quality that made it possible for individuals, singly or in groups, to realize their potential. Tocqueville, who believed in the possibilities of human achievement, embraced the idea of liberty as capable of fostering equality. With liberty empowering individuals, equality could spread. There began the great challenge of modern history, that of balancing liberty and equality. Tocqueville kept arguing in successive formulations that the two …
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- Demand for machine guns such as the M2 has doubled since the war in Ukraine began, FN Browning says.
- The Belgian armsmaker said its ammo production has also quadrupled in the same timeframe.
- Guns like the M2 have re-entered the spotlight as Ukraine uses them to destroy Russian drones."
- If only John Browning knew.
"The suspect, who used to work as an Uber driver and lived in the Pacific Palisades at the time, did not enter a plea at a federal court appearance on Wednesday in Orlando.
"Authorities painted a picture of a man singularly focused on a city going up in flames at a news conference Wednesday, saying the suspect repeatedly watched a rap video that included “objects being lit on fire” in the days before allegedly setting the fire.
"The suspect also allegedly prompted ChatGPT to generate a “dystopian painting showing in part a burning forest and a crowd fleeing from it,” in the months before the fire started, Essayli said."
It would be tempting to blame social media or rap. AI use is more symptom I think of an underlying pyromania.
The appropriate answer, of course, is match control. "If it saves one life..."
By Dave Workman Call it a “victory” in name only, as the judge in a Second Amendment case has issued a ruling granting declaratory and injunctive relief only to the plaintiffs including three membership organizations, but limits the order to Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, and he wants membership lists of those groups in effect in […]
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Yesterday, Belle was hungry for chicken, so I found some boneless chicken breasts, pounded them flat, cut them into strips, the rolled then in seasoned flour, an egg wash and panko crumbs. Fried then golden brown with mashed potatoes and cream gravy.
Only problem, I cooked way too much. This morning, I was hungry for a jambalaya for lunch, so I took those leftover chicken strips, cut them into morsels, then added sausage and made my basic chicken and sausage jambalaya. Except I didn't have any Rotel tomatoes.
Oh, damn. That fried chicken jambalaya was the best I've made in a while.
I don't know what we're having for lunch tomorrow. Like Scarlett O'Hara, we will worry about that tomorrow.
Equally unsurprising, but nonetheless very revealing, is that none of the so-called “gun safety groups” that have come out for Jones are rescinding their endorsements. [More] Maybe the cat’s got their tongue… And why does it look like the Brady group is trying to quietly erase their endorsement…?
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The 1/8" end mills seem to lack a flat spot. On the shank of end mills there is usually a flat spot so that the set screw that holds the end mill in its holder can gets a solid purchase. I have been struggling with the set screws failing to hold down on the perfectly round and very smooth shanks. As feed rates increased, vibration was loosening the end mills.
After reading discussions on this online, I used my grinder to cut a little notch in an appropriate place on the shank. It seems to have solved that problem.
I posted about it a while back. Lawrence has been following this and has an update linking it to China:
Well, as suspected, it was China’s.
This was in fact my first thought: Smells like a State Actor.
Having thought about it, I suspect it is linked to the PRC, but "outsourced" to US-based Bad Guys. This seems a business (selling infrastructure to send out floods of voice mail spam). It looks like the guys who ran this also let people swat folks they didn't like. In fact, this is how they got caught because one of the victims was a Congressman.
And so a lack of Opsec led to compromise of the whole system. Cry me a river.
And Lawrence has a great suggestion:
If theses SIM farms are active, there should be ways for telecomms to algorithmically search for mobile call hotspots where too many calls issue from too small an area. Let’s hope they’re doing that and working with various U.S. three letter agencies to shut them down right now.
Endorsed.
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I learned on October 6 that Marty Hayes had passed in his sleep the night before. Marty and I had been close friends and co-instructors for some 35 years. There is much to say about this good man. Street cop for many years, from patrolman to chief law enforcement officer. One of the all-time great […]
Judge Reed O'Conner, a Chief United States District judge in the Fifth Circuit, has determined the ban on possession and carry of arms in common use in Post Offices and on property owned by the Post Office is an infringement on the rights protected by the Second Amendment. From the decision:
The Court determines that both 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) and 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1) are inconsistent with the principles that underpin this Nation’s regulatory tradition. Thus, they are unconstitutional as-applied to carrying firearms inside a an ordinary post office or on post office property.
The decision was published on September 30, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. The case is Firearms Policy Coalition Inc, et al., v. Pamela Bondi. The Second Amendment Foundation and two Texas citizens, Gavin Pate and George Mandry were also parties to the lawsuit against the Federal government as represented by Pamela Bondi, United States Attorney General (AG). The original lawsuit was brought against Merrick Garland when he was AG, on June 18, 2024.
Both the regulatory ban on firearms or other weapons in Post Offices and the Statutory ban on weapons in federal government buildings are relatively recent. The first prohibition on firearms in government buildings occurred in 1964. The regulatory ban on weapons in Post Offices was put in place in 1972.
Judge O'Conner handed down a summary judgement, which is appropriate when the facts of the case are not disputed. The only dispute in this case is about the law. Because the plaintiffs did not specify whether the case was a facial challenge or an "as applied" challenge, Judge O'Conner decided to treat it as an "as applied" challenge. The remedy only applies to the plaintiffs carrying ordinary firearms in an ordinary post office.
The judgement is limited to Plaintiffs carrying firearms inside of an ordinary post office or the surrounding post office property, with the exception of post offices inside of restricted areas. Examples of such restricted areas include military bases or post offices located in federal buildings which otherwise prohibit the carry of firearms. It appears the Plantiffs will be able to carry firearms in most of the post offices in the USA. Plaintiffs include all members of the Second Amendment Foundation and the Firearms Coalition as well as the two individual Plaintiffs.
The judgement applies to both 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 930(a). 39 C.F.R. is a post office regulation. 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) is a United States statute. This case only applies in the Fifth Circuit of the United States. The Fifth Circuit includes Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It is unknown if the USA will appeal the Fifth Circuit decision on the carry and possession of firearms in Post Offices. In recent developments, the United States Department of Justice has refused to appeal a criminal case in Florida challenging the USA ban on the carry of firearms in Post Offices. Florida is in the Eleventh Circuit.
The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the ban on firearms in Post Offices in 2015 in Bonidy v. USPS. The Bonidy case ended in a 2-1 decision in 2015. The Bonidy decision happened before the Supreme Court admonished the inferior courts on how they treated Second Amendment jurisprudence, with the Bruen decision in 2022.
Analysis: It is likely the Supreme Court will strike down the ban on firearms in Post Offices when they hear a case on the subject. There is no historical tradition of such a ban when the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791 or during the period when the 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9th, 1868. The Supreme Court has limited resources. A challenge to the ban on firearms in Post Offices may not reach the Supreme Court for several years.
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Gun Watch
Among the attendees was a 32-year-old Saginaw man, who had a 9mm handgun with an extended 30-round magazine jutting from his waistband, Pahssen said. Other attendees were perturbed by this, sparking an altercation, Pahssen said.
About 1:20 a.m., 38-year-old Buena Vista resident Qonte L. “Purp” Works grabbed the other man’s gun and began chasing him with it, Pahssen said. The younger man pulled a second, smaller 9mm pistol from his pocket and shot Works multiple times, Pahssen said.
The shooter called 911 to report shooting a man in self-defense. He gave dispatchers his name, requested police and paramedics, and said he would be at the scene when they arrived.
More than 2 minutes into the call, the caller was himself shot eight to 10 times by a male wielding a .40-caliber handgun, Pahssen said. Two sisters, ages 37 and 32, also suffered gunshot wounds. The older woman was shot in her calf, while her younger sister was shot in her abdomen.
A deadly shooting happened Saturday night in Pell City, leaving one person dead and another person injured. Police Chief Clay Morris confirmed the shooting took place around 11:30 p.m. in the 800 block of 16th Street. The shooting happened during an attempted robbery of a group playing cards under a carport.
According to the preliminary investigation by the Pell City Police Department, Kailan Sanders, armed with an AK-47, attempted to rob the group. Sanders shot one man and demanded their property. An armed citizen, acting in self-defense, exchanged gunfire with Sanders, ultimately striking him. Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene.
Around 11:10 p.m. on Saturday, police were called to the scene of the shooting at the Pal Vape Dispensary near the corner of Bandera Road and West Quill Drive.
Officers on the scene said that the masked suspect had allegedly walked into the smoke shop and pulled a firearm on the employee and demanded property.
Investigators say that's when the store employee pulled out their own firearm and shot the suspect multiple times.
By Dave Workman Gun research guru John Lott, whose data-filled talks on firearms and violent crime have captivated Gun Rights Policy Conference audiences for several years, made it clear to those gathered at this year’s event in Salt Lake City that he is not impressed with FBI data and how it was quietly updated last […]
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October 8, 1480: Great Stand on the Ugra River: A standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus (pictured), ended with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde. Ivan III, a.k.a. Ivan The Great, sometimes referred to as the “gatherer of the Russian lands”, tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the Golden Horde over the Rus, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state. — October 8th, 1947 was the birthday of economist and libertarian commentator J. …
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(Continued from Part 1.) CLASSES OF PREPPERS Truly prepared preppers – These preppers took things seriously, even if the chance of a SHTF event wasn’t highly probable. They weighed the probabilities against the consequences of not being prepared and chose to prepare. For many, the self-reliance skills learned, knowledge gained, and talents developed while prepping made it worth it, SHTF or not. The psychological benefit of being ready for anything is also a big plus. The most prepared preppers will have a written plan to employ as soon as they realize that today’s The Day. They’ve done simulations and practice …
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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Blizzard traps nearly 1,000 hikers on slopes of Mount Everest. (The Creative Commons photo above is by Göran Höglund.) Update: Mount Everest rescuers battle heavy snow with hundreds still stranded — BBC News. o o o Reader Richard T. was the first of several readers to mention this video: After 5 Years, …
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“To force a man to pay for the violation of his own liberty is indeed an addition of insult to injury.” – Benjamin Tucker
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Progressives love "harm reduction" which usually means "We will not prohibit drug abuse." 10/7/25 National Post:
“I was wrong … it was not the right policy,” Eby told a luncheon organized by the Urban Development Institute.
Following Eby’s swearing-in as premier in November 2022, one of his first major acts was to oversee the province’s decriminalization of personal-use possession of illicit drugs.
Starting on Jan. 31, 2023, drug users in B.C. no longer faced arrest or criminal consequences if they were carrying less than 2.5 grams of heroin, fentanyl, meth or any of the other illicit drugs covered by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Police were not even allowed to seize the drugs of anybody injecting or smoking illicit drugs in a public place. Rather, law enforcement was to present them with “available health and social supports, as well as local treatment and recovery options.”
At the time, Eby’s government framed the measure as a means to remove the “shame and stigma” of drug use, and encourage users to consume drugs in communal or public areas where overdoses could be more easily attended to. “Given the increasingly toxic drug supply — using alone can be fatal,” Jennifer Whiteside, the province’s minister of mental health and addictions, said in a statement at the time.
Greta Thunberg is using a picture of a starving Palestinian to make the case for Palestine. The picture is of Evyatar David, a hostage held by Hamas. You can see the picture and his identification at 8/4/25 BBC. It isn't like legacy media will expose Greta Thunberg's dishonesty.
I've been peripherally watching the YouTube riflemen talk about the latest and greatest rifle cartridges.
The topic that seems to be bantered around is heavy bullets in common bore sizes. When we increase the weight of a given bullet, it gets longer in the bore. That requires a faster twist to stabilize the bullet. Of course, with a long skinny bullet we get better ballistic coefficient. That translates into greater energy downrange.
I ran into this problem when I was working up loads for the .243 Winchester. The standard 1:10 barrel would stabilize bullets up to 100 grains, but when I started playing with those lovely long, skinny 107s, I started having stabilization problems. No problem, just back down to the 100 grain bullets and place your shot.
Other folks have talked about the demise of the .270 Winchester. Like this clip from Ron Spomer. It seems that the Western hunters wanted a faster twist in the .270. And, it appears that Browning is offering a 1:7.5 twist. That's fine, that's all well and good. The .270 Winchester is far from dead. There is no telling how many thousands of them are in closets, safes and gun racks across the country. The .270 Winchester ain't going anywhere.
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A Democratic candidate, who is in hot water over texts revealing his desire to shoot a GOP lawmaker, previously received the endorsement and a hefty donation from one of the most prominent gun control groups in the country.
Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones, running alongside gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, received $200,000 from Everytown for Gun Safety in August, campaign finance records reviewed by Fox News Digital show.
Jones has been facing calls to drop out of the race after a National Review report exposed text messages in 2022 where Jones compared one of his Republican colleagues, former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, to Hitler and Pol Pot and said that if he was given two bullets, he would use both against the GOP lawmaker.
Over the years, I have noticed an interesting feature (or is it a bug?) of gun control activists: a lack of personal self-control that they project on to others. There was a DC gun ban activist who police arrested in possession of a MAC-10 that they believed she intended to use on the criminal accused of killing her son. There was a New Jersey gun banner who claimed he supported restrictive gun laws because his brother was killed with a gun. (Deeper examination found the brother was shot to death by New Jersey police after a traffic stop.)
Mayors Against Illegal Guns has a long history of members being arrested or convicted of felonies including, "false imprisonment, unlawful restraint, reckless endangerment, serving alcohol to a minor and other crimes, and he also allegedly used more than one gun in this incident, in which at least one shot was fired."
Projection is a fundamental characteristic of progressive politics.
By Dave Workman Amidst the growing controversy over remarks about the fantasy shooting of a political rival made in a text exchange three years ago with a colleague in the Virginia legislature by Democrat Jay Jones, now running for the office of attorney general, is s new revelation that Everytown for Gun Safety contributed […]
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Oddly enough, the interior lights in my wife's Hyundai Tucson do not come on automatically when opening any of the doors. This is odd. At one time, police cars did this same thing to prevent the lighting from outlining an officer to a criminal as they were getting out of the car at night.
The manual showed an icon for a switch that controls this feature. But it did not identify where this switch was located. A Hyundai video showed me where this switch was located in the overhead lighting panel.
The guy who invented the Ferris Wheel never met the man who invented the Merry-go-round. They ran in different circles.
I was attempting to cut a .5" wide slice from a .5" thick piece. It was not successfully removing it. I went deeper with no luck. I told the mill to cut across 2". I really needed 2.1". That last .1" was so stiff and strong that it could not be snapped off by hand.
Haven't been posting much. Things are wild and wooly in a good way. A family event over the weekend, and this week spending time with a grandson who is in town for a week
We're leaving on Friday for a week out of town, and when the day gets done, I realize that I haven't posted. We're good, we're real good..
Right now I'm trying to figure out the safety interlock on a Cimarron single action revolver. The old Colt SAA had a well-known feature of allowing the firing pin to rest on a live primer. That is why the old-timers generally carried five in the cylinder and let the firing pin rest on the empty chamber. Nowadays the manufacturer of Colt clones are tying to idiot-proof the gun and are putting an interlock that only lets the firing pin protrude when the trigger is firmly to the rear.
I have one that is causing me grief, and a new shooter came by with the same gun and the same problem.
I have to figure this out.
Amazon had such success with its Prime Days earlier this year that they decided to run some promotions again. Here are some of the current best bargains I’ve found on items I think my audience will enjoy. Sales run today and tomorrow. Check back here regularly as I will be adding new deals as I […]
A quick look at the new Vortex Triumph HD 3-9x40 Riflescope and Triumph HD 850 Laser Rangefinder.The deceased male has been identified as 18-year-old Kenyon Williams of Overland, MO.
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, just before 5:00AM, District 1 officers received a call for a shooting in the 3800 block of Tesson Ct.
A preliminary investigation revealed a citizen confronted two people breaking into cars. At some point, the suspects pulled a firearm, and the citizen fired at the car thieves.
One of the car thieves was struck by gunfire and died at the scene. The second car thief made good his escape. The citizen was not injured.
Homicide Detectives were called to the scene and are handling the investigation. The male who was shot and killed has not been identified, and a firearm was recovered at the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing.
A man who fired a fatal shot at a nightclub on Saturday was defending himself and others, Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said Monday.
When police responded to an emergency call Saturday at the establishment on Navco Road, they found 56-year-old Roderic Williams dead in the parking lot. Blackwood said it appears Williams was the aggressor.
“I believe that there was some kind of disagreement that sparked all of this,” he said. “Our deceased individual, unfortunately, it appears he made some really bad decisions and suffered the consequences of those decisions.”
According to police, the shooting took place outside the club, but four people who were inside suffered gunshot wounds when bullets went through the wall. They went to the hospital with injuries the police described as not life-threatening.
According to witnesses, Kraus violently attacked and assaulted Hanock.
Kraus threw Hancock to the floor, repeatedly punched him and hit him with a picture frame.
Hancock told police that he believed that Kraus was at that point intending to kill him. Hanock, who police say has a concealed firearm license and was carrying a concealed handgun, shot Kraus twice in self-defense during the attack.
Kraus was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His death has been ruled a homicide.
On October 7, 1826, the Granite Railway began operations. It was the first chartered railway in the United States. It was built to carry granite from a quarry in Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton. From there, boats carried the heavy stone to Charlestown, for construction of the Bunker Hill Monument. The railway ran three miles (4.8 km) from quarries to the Neponset River. Its wagons had wheels 6 ft (1.83 m) in diameter and were pulled by horses. Pictured is the railway’s incline section, photographed in 1934. — On October 7, 1909, the British …
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This article discusses some of the thoughts I’ve had about the different stages of post-SHTF life while writing my upcoming article, “A Realistic Top-10 Prepping List.” Consider this a preface to that article. Everything presented here is my opinion of course. As I’ve prepped and worked towards living a self-reliant lifestyle, I’ve thought a lot about things over the years. Many of my conclusions are based on history, ideas presented in some of the post-apocalyptic novels and movies, reading daily SurvivalBlog articles for the past seven years, and concerns about my current situation if the Schumer hits the fan next …
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This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, news about some CH-47 Chinook firefighting helicopters based in Montana. (See the Montana and Wyoming sections. The photo above is courtesy of Billings Fyling Service and Lost In The Woods Photography.) Idaho Idaho’s small arms market anticipates more growth. o o o Reader C.B. flagged …
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“No society ever thrived because it had a large and growing class of parasites living off those who produce.” – Thomas Sowell
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Blessed be the Lord, my strength, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. - Psalms 1:44
On my last trip home, before his death, I took my big brother to breakfast one morning while Dad was at the doctor. Not feeling so good after chemo, he went only to please his little sister. Before we dug into our plates, we prayed. As we bowed our heads, the entrance door opened with a waft of cold air and the murmur of pouring rain. I looked up and noticed the people at the next table were not looking at the door, but rather, at our table, as if our actions were unknown to them.
My brother and I were adopted, and although not related by blood, my family shaped me in ways I'd not have known otherwise. We grew up in a small logging town, being part of a community both inside and outside of the church. I was raised with the values of my parents, meals taken as a whole family, said around the table, with Grace always being spoken before we began.
When I went back home again upon my brother's death, Dad and I still ate at that table; still sat in the same pew in church. There's comfort there in that community of saints and sinners. As we prayed, I glanced at my Dad, who had lived a life of total love, service, and honor, sensing how his heart would soon fail him. It's a strong heart, a good heart, but it was failing him more each day. He would see me looking at him and put his hand on mine as we bowed our heads in the silence that was not silence but was innumerable.
Was that fair? Yet, he had almost ten decades more than his first daughter, born in extraordinary perfection, simply too early and too small, the awful perfect prayer of his firstborn, who breathed only days, my mom rendered barren from the travail of the birth. Yet from that death came life, adopting children no one wanted, and soon the table was filled with small hands, small hearts, and much laughter.
Had my parents closed off their hearts in that original loss, that table would have been silent. Although I’d already lost my Mom, my brother, and soon Dad, they would leave me with love and forgiveness, just as my heavenly Father does.
I've certainly had to ask for that forgiveness in my talks with God. For I talk to Him regularly, in the woods, when the light has a weary quality to it, like a backwater pool of light lying low, winter's light is crisp, clean, illuminating everything so clearly. The words are less than wishes and more than regrets, and even if I didn't state them out loud, I could hear them with my breathing as they gathered within the intent of breath and came forth in a rush of cold air, invisible words going up to an invisible God.
Sometimes, He and I talk as I'm standing in the middle of a scene of dark desolation and crime scene tape, black bag in my hand, red smeared on my boots, as bold as if painted on a door frame, a sign that for tonight, I was to be spared. Perhaps this one time I did not save His sparrow which He perhaps neglected to mark, but I am here to reconcile the remains. It's just talk, but it's still a prayer; prayer being more than the order of words, the conscious calling of the mind that is speaking, or the sound of the voice praying. I do not expect to hear anything back; the communication between us was tongued with fire beyond the blaze that is dying next to me. But it's comforting, words spoken into the void, penitence and belief, as all around hope is falling into embers. He may not respond, but He is there, Never and Always.
So I do not care if someone looks at me oddly if I bow my head. I only smile when someone says, How can you do that with all that you've seen, the pain and harm that man can inflict on one another?
But I can, for I have come to realize that the same God who seemed to sit silently while hearts ceased beating, also breathed life into everyone else around me whom I love deeply, now shaping their strong hands and putting a spark in their vision. So it is, I don't clench my hands in anger in all that I've witnessed, have borne, but simply give thanks. God writes death on all our hearts, just as He writes life. Our story is penned as much by our actions as by His creation. Our heart is a journal that only we keep, its entries scribed by both man and God. Its ending is as much a mystery as we are.
I, for one, am thankful for the words.
It has been 11 years since my brother passed, and the few precious things he left me are on the shelves with other treasured things where I can see them when I wake up each morning. Small, simple things - powerful things
With the meal, I will say a prayer of thanks for that and many things. For my brother and his brave heart. For those who prayed for me over the years, even when I didn't deserve it. For forgiveness of sin, for the blessing of the one who loves me, even in my imperfections.
Bless us, oh Lord, for these thy gifts.Why lithium batteries rock:
Tonight I replaced the old halogen bulb in a Surefire G2 flashlight with an LED conversion unit. The output is much brighter with a great throw. I checked the batteries in the flashlight and they are the original Surefire CR123A batteries, with a 2015 expiration date, which was 10 years from when they were manufactured. Yes, this thing is still functioning with 20 year old batteries.
This particular light lives on a nightstand and gets used very infrequently, which is why I haven't used up the batteries. But for them to last 20 years and still be useful is impressive, to say the least.
This is the LED conversion I used: https://amzn.to/4oaiHzv
To fit the G2 I had to remove the outer coil spring, after that it just dropped in.
By Dave Workman Doug Hamlin, who took over as executive vice president of the National Rifle Association last year, told his activist audience at the September Gun Rights Policy Conference that this is not the time to relax, because there is a fight coming. “We’re riding high in the White House,” he acknowledged. “We’ve got […]
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