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As antisemitism continues to rise I want to remind my fellow Jewish Americans that if you aren't armed for self defense, you need to be. See my free book, "Guns for Jews," which is a free book I wrote to help Jewish Americans arm themselves. It's a PDF hosted on my Google Drive.

Ideally, your first gun should be a handgun to along with a concealed carry permit. However, many jurisdictions where Jewish Americans live make it difficult and time consuming to get a handgun and a carry permit. Something you can probably get with less paperwork and delay is a shotgun for home defense.

I've had this Mossberg 500 Mariner 12 gauge shotgun for close to 20 years. It's pretty much a dedicated home defense gun, although I did use it in one or two action matches over 10 years ago. Recently, I've done a few mods to make it more useful for me.

When choosing these modifications, I kept Greg Ellifritz's comments in these posts in mind:

• https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/shotguns-for-home-protection
• https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/home-defense-shotgun-questions-answered

So, after a couple different configurations over the years, I think I've settled on my final set up:

1. Magpul SGA stock, set to my length of pull using spacers. Five extra rounds are kept in a Hill People Gear stock cuff. I also added a QD sling swivel stud to the stock.
2. A Hi Viz clamp on fiber optic front sight, which much more visible and taller than the factory bead. This corrected the high point of impact with the factory bead.
3. Defender Tactical Mini-Pro Lifer and Cartridge Arrestor System, so I can shoot the 1.75" mini shells.
4. CVLIFE 1.25" quickly adjustable rifle sling.
5. CDM Gear ROC-12 accessory rail.
6. Inforce WML 400 lumen weapon light mounted so I can activate it using my right thumb (I'm left handed).

I've been wanting to try out 1.75" mini shells due to their reduced recoil and because you can load more in the tube magazine. Mossberg shotguns are easily modified to run with the mini shells with adapters from either Op Sol or Defender Tactical. The Mossberg 590S comes from the factory already setup to handle mini-shells.

Even if I keep the gun loaded with Federal 2.75" 00 Flitecontrol for now, the mini shell adaptor gives me the ability to use reduced recoil loads when I'm older.

Since I no longer have any small children in the house, the gun is kept in a closet "cruiser ready," i.e., full magazine, empty chamber, bolt locked forward.

Set up this way, the Mossberg will handle any home defense situation I can reasonably think of in my suburban location.

Links:

(Some of these are affiliate links.)

• Inforce weaponlight: https://amzn.to/4unaiN7
• CGM gear light mount rail: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081NTW9TM?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3
• HiViz fiber optic sight: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002INN3G?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3
• CVLife sling: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WRB433Q?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
• QD sling swivels: https://amzn.to/4loI8gF
• Sling swivel studs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMTXBT1R?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1
• Magpul SGA stock for Mossberg 500/590: https://magpul.com/sgastock-mossberg500-590-590a1.html?mp_global_color=118
• Defender Tactical Mini-Pro Lifter and Cartridge Arrestor System: https://defendertactical.com/products/mini-pro
• Hill People Gear Stock Cuff: https://hillpeoplegear.com/Products/By-Activity/Hunting/CategoryID/37/ProductID/43

The top Justice Department prosecutor for civil liberties and voting rights tells Just the News that her ongoing review of state voter rolls has proven tens of thousands of noncitizens made it into a position to cast ballots and that hundreds of thousands of dead or departed residents were not properly removed from state election … Continue reading "Adventures in Baselessness"

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The left-wing government’s plans to scrap jury trials for most cases in Britain cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday as Members of Parliament backed legislation to advance it to the next stage of the lawmaking process. [More] Hey, what the Lord Chancellor decrees… Tell me again how culture-changing immigration is a net positive… [Via Michael G]

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It used to be a real pain to install Linux.  My first Linux distro was Slackware on a v0.99 kernel that came on 35 floppy disks (ask your parents, kids) way back in the early 1990s.  Things have come a long, long way since that.  You don't even need to muck around with dd and create a boot USB anymore.  Super easy. 

From Biden’s ‘war’ on gas prices to ‘small price to pay,’ GOP shifts tone as Iran conflict hits pumps – Gas prices jumped 50 cents per gallon since Operation Epic Fury began, reaching $3.54 average nationwide [More] So, with a “war” under Trump it’s basically .02/gal. more than in Biden’s heyday. Nobody remembers the sacrifices … Continue reading "Fueling the Fire"

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WATCH: Dem witness accuses Trump of ‘population purge,’ Kennedy fires back: ‘You trigger my gag reflex’- Earlier in the hearing, Bier had called for ‘more’ immigrants to help address the soaring national deficit [More] Gee. It’s almost like I’m right or something. So, the spokesman for “libertarian” CATO is a Democrat? Go figure.

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But…but…but Amy Swearer… Y’ever get the feeling the Judas Goats might be leading the herd…? [Via WiscoDave]

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Daylight saving time is still messing with my internal clock.  Thirty years ago, I could put in a 14-hour duty day flying, walk off the airplane at 11 p.m., and be back in the cockpit at 7 a.m. (the time spent getting to and from the hotel did not count as your legal "rest" back in the day).  I'd do that over and over, getting the occasional whopping 10 hours of rest in there to be legal, and still be bright and chipper.

Now, the only chipper I can conjure up is the wood variety I'd like to lob the alarm clock into just to hear it ground into bits.

Getting up early was even easier as a child. In Summer, we'd fling ourselves out of bed at the first rustle of a cereal box, eager to see who could get the prize out first.  Actually, the day the box arrived home, I would carefully slit open the bag, extrapolate the prize, examine it carefully, then carefully suture the bag and leave it for my brother, who then spent the rest of the prize-less day attempting to blow me up with water filled missiles (which said something about both our later career choices).

As soon as we were fed, out the door we went for a day of play, running so fast that we'd not feel the hot cement on our bare feet, cooling off only with the garden hose. It was probably just as well we didn't yet realize that 20 years later, we'd be running after something so hard we never felt it burn us.

Now, I'm spoiled, starting my day early for the most part because I want to. I've come to enjoy that quiet time before the city fully awakes when the sun rises over the waves that splash upon the shore of Lake Michigan with the lightness of youth, then vanish with grace and little resistance on the shore. It's those moments upon the shore, early in the day, that remind me of the ocean of my childhood, when I realized how much the water could bring and had yet to realize all it could take away. Some days, I'll have a couple of hours to myself before making a phone call for some consulting work, time to wander and dream, write, or bake a loaf of bread. On other days, I hit the ground running like a dog hot on the trail of a squirrel, eager for the chase. Each kind of day makes me appreciate the other.

There is a marked difference between getting up early because you want to and because you HAVE to. 

Getting up at 3:00 a.m. to ride a boat across the Columbia River Bar (which makes the Toutatis (Parc Astérix) roller coaster look like a stroll) to fish for salmon? No problem. Up at 4 to set up in a tree blind so you are in place as the first rays of sun shine their dapple promise of light on a 12-point buck.  Love to!

But it's another thing when that alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. because I had an early morning Zoom call with the Transportation Secretary of Angria or something.  There was no sun, or even the promise of sun, just an intense dark blue, almost black, that is not a color but an entire absence of color.  The room was cold, and I'd open the window, but not only would that make it colder but it would make my room smell like dead autumn leaves after it rains.  

There had better be coffee. If it is decaffeinated, remember I have crime scene tape.

But if you are like me you do it, because it's what you do, it's what you are, someone that says they'll do something and will, someone that doesn't believe in others being responsible for your bills. You are someone who had any inclination of entitlement wiped off their face by parents who remembered what it was to go to bed hungry growing up. It's trusting in the Lord in all things and caring for others while still remembering Galatians 6:5. For each one should carry their own load. 

I remember a day in the field, in unseasonably warm temperatures, that stretched into days, only time for a fresh biohazard suit with a handful of what I still think were hamster pellets and a swallow of liquid before going out again. I remember shouting directions and orders, trying to keep my team safe, where at the end, I could only speak in a scratched whisper, like a violin of which all the strings save one were broken in a final crescendo that ended like a blow.

I remember stopping at the store late on the way home, for a bottle of wine that might help me obliterate the images in my head, when the clerk said something about "I hate working nights."  I just smiled, thinking that at least she didn't have to put her clothes aside at the end of the shift to be burned, as I went home to try and forget. 

 

After days like that, getting up early now, completely clearheaded and at peace, eating a warm scone in my office while I write a technical analysis of some evidence for an attorney is a piece of cake.  

Retire, everyone said - you can sleep in, you can be a "trophy wife" (at my age, I think I'm a "participation trophy" wife).  Retire yes, trophy wife, no.  I found out many years ago, when dating someone who was wildly successful, that I was just something pretty to be worn on his arm, like that watch that cost as much as my car, only to find that when the day was done, and the business contract signed, I could be removed just as easily at the end of the night.  No thanks.  I'm happy with a husband who works as hard as I do, who will get up at o' dark hundred to make the coffee, if need be, just as I am known to be up early to make him sandwiches and pack some homemade cookies from my secret stash for an unexpected road trip.  Because, after enough late days and early mornings in a lifetime, you realize what truly is important. It's not living long enough to forget; it's living long enough to remember fully.

When the alarm goes off tomorrow, and I wake to dark skies, I'll smile with the thought of the grace of another new day crashing upon the shore, if perhaps in just a while longer.  I may be God's child and occassionally someone's technical expert, but at heart, I'm a vagabond without a master, and for all I cannot control in this world, that snooze button is mine. 

Don’t tell me. Tell The Guardian. And yes, the anti-gun position IS immoral. Anyone who needs that explained has no business writing about the Second Amendment, let alone being considered a leading authority on it. I’m going to start calling his site The Load.

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American gun owners got quite a chuckle nine months ago when California Gov. Gavin Newsom was gifted a Sig Sauer P365-Xmacro pistol while appearing on podcaster Shawn Ryan’s Tennessee-based program, and their amusement is continuing as media reports note the far-left Democrat still can’t get his pistol because of Golden State gun control laws. [More] … Continue reading "Hoist with His Own Petard?"

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From Texas Scorecard, via email: How that translates into electability is anybody’s guess, but anyone who says Texas will go solidly and reliably “red” may have a point, if you go back to the original understanding of the term. And that’s just the way Joe Rogan likes it. [Via Sweet Babboo]

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Toronto Cop Who Celebrated Oct. 7 “Silver Lining” Facing Sexual Assault Charges [More] Considering his diverse background, what’s the problem? Am I the only one who read “Sources say these allegations are not directly linked to anything while in uniform…” and thought “No, duh”? [Via Michael G]

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Courageous Tibet Refuses to Succumb to CCP Repression… [More] But they can only go so far: Gun laws in Tibet are governed by the strict national regulations of the People’s Republic of China, which enforce some of the world’s tightest controls. Civilian firearm ownership is generally prohibited, with exceptions limited to specific hunting permits or, … Continue reading "Spider & the Fly"

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In Texas District 23 for the House of Representatives, Tony Gonzales has dropped out of the race, at the request of House Republican leaders. According to texasscorecard.com, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican leaders called on Tony Gonzales to step aside from his current campaign. From texasscorecard.com:

In a joint statement, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Conference Chair Lisa McClain said they have urged Gonzales to step aside from the race while the investigation proceeds.

The investigation into ethics complaints about Representative Gonzales started after Brandon Herrera received 43.3% of votes in the Republican primary election, while Gonzales received 41.7%. Then Gonzalez essentially confirmed an affair with a staffer who later committed suicide, on the Joe Pags Show. The allegations of the affair had mired Gonzales' campaign in the controversy.  On March 5, 2026, Gonzales issued a statement on X, stating he would not continue to seek re-election. From X.com:

After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment I’ve always had to my district. Through the rest of my term, I will continue fighting for my constituents, for whom I am eternally grateful,

Brandon Herrera posted on X, thanking Tony Gonzales for dropping out of the race. From X.com:

 I appreciate Tony Gonzales for making the appropriate decision.

Texas District 23 covers a large chunk of west Texas. It is one of the largest congressional districts in the United States. It is a mostly rural district, running up to the edge of El Paso in the west, Oddessa in the east, and San Antonio in the southeast of the District.

In 2024, the district voted Republican, 180,720 votes to Democratic, 109,373. Because Herrera will not have to campaign in a runoff primary, he can conserve his resources to campaign against the Democratic challenger. The odds have shifted strongly in favor of Herrera becoming the next congressional representative from Texas district 23.

Analysis: With Gonzales dropping out of the race, it is likely the Democratic party will push significant funding to attempt to flip the seat. It is difficult to do in a district which has a strong conservative majority.  Brandon Herrera has shown he can run a good primary campaign. Now he has to run a campaign in the general election. He has a good start in funding the campaign. The actions of Speaker Johnson and the leadership make it likely he will have an endorsement from President Trump and obtain some campaign funds from the Republican party.

The Democratic opposition has tried to paint Herrera as a fringe candidate. Such attacks are not as effective as they have been, because the media landscape is far more fractured and partisan than it has been in the past. In the past, Progressive candidates, both Republican and Democratic, could rely on the old, dominant, progressive media to set the narrative and decide what was a scandal, and what was not. "Scandals" for conservatives had a low threshold. Scandals for progressives tended to be swept under the rug. That dynamic is no longer dominant.

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Gun Watch 

The confrontation escalated rapidly when the suspect allegedly produced a handgun and shot the victim in the upper chest and shoulder area, according to Sheriff Del Toro. Despite his injuries, the victim fled toward his own home, but was pursued by the armed suspect. 

The chase ended in a physical struggle on a nearby lawn, according to the sheriff.

"Kind of a wrestling match ensued where the gun exchanged hands," Sheriff Del Toro told reporters during a press briefing at the scene. "The suspect was then fatally shot."

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Officers were called to the park at around 9:20 p.m., where they found 30-year-old Rashad Liddwell shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital but died less than an hour later, according to authorities.

Police said a woman shot the man, claiming self-defense and fear for her life. She has not been charged, but the investigation continues.

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INDIANAPOLIS — The victim of an attack over the weekend in downtown Indianapolis told police two men tried to beat him in the street before he shot one in the stomach in self-defense. While one suspect has since been arrested, the other is recovering in the hospital.

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On March 11, 1708, Queen Anne withheld Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill. This was the last time that a British monarch vetoed legislation. — March 11, 1897: A meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris caused damage, but no human injuries were reported. — And on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day …

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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) At one auction, I found some very odd tools for some type of woodwork.  Upon research they were used by wheelwrights to make wooden wagon wheels.  I have an interest in several old trades but wheel making is not one of them.  On a trip to Holmes County, Ohio (in Amish country) I took those old wheelwright tools and traded them for some other tools (blacksmithing and chisels) that I did want at the Colonial Homestead Store, in Millersburg.  This store offers old but usable tools from many old trades.  Just walking …

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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. — First up, over at Zero Hedge: The Fix Is in to Defeat Alberta Independence. o  o  o This piece by Paul Joseph Watson if one for the “England Has Fallen” file: He Didn’t See This Coming o  o  o A quite useful video: Installing My Underground Propane Tank.  JWR’s Comments: The crucial …

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“What then is the spirit of liberty? I cannot define it; I can only tell you my own faith. The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interest alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind …

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He’d rather help legitimize the gun-grabbers at 97Percent. UPDATE All the louder voices are out in force: I see from a buildup of negative comments on X by those who refuse to consider the evidence that I can spend my time today trying to get those who will not see to look, or I can … Continue reading "Another Country Heard From"

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With the danger to recognition of the right to keep and bear arms clear if Democrats succeed in changing the electorate, claiming a “single issue” excuse is a cop-out. If the fear is that the media and Democrats will portray them as fascists and racists, that’s been happening for years, and no amount of conciliatory … Continue reading "Gun Groups Failing Members by Ignoring Immigration Threat"

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I mean, who would believe it if you told them that CNN would turn an Islamist terrorist attack on New York City into a tale of two brothers minding their own business until they were forced to protest the injustice of white supremacists who were committing an Islamophobic hate crime? [More] I would. [Via Michael G]

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Left-Wing Activist Group Teaches Liberals How To Get Through Jury Selection and Vote ‘Not Guilty’ on Trump DOJ Prosecutions, Recordings Show – ‘Never mention jury nullification’ during jury selection, Freedom Trainers advises its attendees. Then, vote ‘not guilty’ for ‘any reason you believe is just.’ [More] Two can play that game. [Via Michael G]

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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales announced he will no longer seek re-election, effectively making gun rights activist Brandon Herrera the Republican nominee in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. [More] I wonder if he has any regrets yet. [Via Sweet Babboo]

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Sometime in the last two or three weeks the odometer here ticked over 20 Million page views.  Seems kind of weird that I wasn't tracking that, but whatever.  In three months we will celebrate the 18th blogiversary here.

Silicon Graybeard has an interesting theory about all the traffic lately. 

I would bet that the vast majority of all NYPD officers never even touched a real firearm until after they joined the department and were sent to the range. After all, guns and gun owners are bad, right? [More] That’s not far off from what a retired NYPD Sergeant and firearms instructor, whom I actually … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Inexperienced Enough"

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The bill does not force any retailer to provide firearm storage, nor does it micromanage the agreement between them and a firearm owner… Additionally, the bill does not mandate storage by any firearm owner, nor does it provide a pathway for others to do so without the owner’s consent. [More] Those would have been my … Continue reading "Safe Storage"

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A new major federal court case has just been commenced in the US District Court of Hawaii challenging the state’s ban on non-residents being able to carry handguns in the state for self defense purposes… Alan Beck has set forth an impressive set of 35 pages of historical material that arguably can give rise to… … Continue reading "In the Spirit of Aloha"

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Now, Dhillon has made no mention of being an experienced shooter. She’s not pretending that she’s an expert shot or anything like that. She’s learning. However, people criticizing her for not being an expert was troubling, to say the least. [More] That there’s no shortage of d!ck gun owners feeds another meme. The first time … Continue reading "Not Exactly Matt Dillon* But So What?"

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Gov. Gordon didn’t mince words when discussing the Second Amendment Protection Act. He called it an “embarrassment,” noting all 23 sheriffs in Wyoming oppose it. The bill currently sits on the governor’s desk. He vetoed a similar bill last year. [More] Here ’tis. So, “law and order Republicans” can be every bit the impediment Marxist … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Oppositional Enough"

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By Dave Workman Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah has introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act, which would remove the requirement of state concealed carry licenses and permits, essentially restoring the Second Amendment to its full status. The five-page bill, H.R. 645, states, “No State or political subdivision of a State may impose a criminal […]

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The Colorado legislature is passing bills designed to keep people from making their own firearms without government permission. Two bills appear likely to become law. The two bills are expected to be signed by Governor Jared Polis. House Bill 1144 has passed the House 40 - 25 on a partyline vote on March 2, 2026. Senate Bill 43 passed the Senate 18 -16, with four Democratic senators joining twelve Republican senators to vote against the bill. The Senate voted on the bill the same day as the House voted on House Bill 1144, March 2.

House Bill 1144 prohibits the manufacture of firearms by "3D printing", except for people licensed by the government:

 Knowingly manufacturing or producing a firearm, unfinished frame or receiver, large-capacity magazine, or rapid-fire device (firearm or firearm component) by 3-dimensional printing. The prohibition does not apply to a federally licensed firearm manufacturer , an instructor or student of an accredited gunsmithing program, or an institution that operates an accredited gunsmithing program. Unlawful three-dimensional printing of a firearm or firearm component is a class 1 misdemeanor; except that a second or subsequent offense is a class 5 felony.

House Bill 1144 defines 3D printing broadly, to mean both additive and subtractive manufacturing.  The bill also makes it illegal for most people to offer or sell digital instructions in a rather broad and vague way:

"Knowingly offering to sell or distributing digital instructions that may be used for an activity that constitutes a violation of specified existing state law concerning unlawful conduct involving an unserialized firearm, frame, or receiver."

Senate Bill 43  requires firearm barrels to be sold or transferred by a federally licensed dealer in person. From legiscan.com, a summary of the bill:

The bill requires a firearm barrel to be sold or transferred in person by a federally licensed firearm dealer. A person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer shall not possess a firearm barrel with the intent to sell or transfer, or with the intent to offer to sell or transfer, the firearm barrel. Unlawful sale of a firearm barrel and unlawful possession with intent to sell a firearm barrel are each an unclassified misdemeanor.

A person must be 18 years old or older and legally allowed to purchase a firearm under state and federal law to purchase a firearm barrel, subject to certain exceptions.

The bill requires a federally licensed firearm dealer to record a sale or transfer of a firearm barrel for at least 5 years.

The bill requires the Colorado bureau of investigation to create a form for federally licensed firearm dealers to record a sale or transfer of a firearm barrel.

Analysis:

Both bills are likely to be challenged as unconstitutionally infringing on rights protected by the Second Amendment. In the Bruen decision, the Supreme Court ruled infringements on the Second Amendment are only allowed if they were understood to be acceptable as part of the right to keep and bear arms in 1791, when the Bill of Rights was ratified. The Senate bill on barrel sales only applies inside the State of Colorado, so Colorado residents could purchase barrels in other states, if the sale was done outside the state of Colorado.  It is unclear of Colorado could prevent the mailing of a firearm barrel to someone in Colorado from outside the state.

Colorado is likely to argue these measures are only regulations on the commercial sale of firearms, and the Supreme Court in Heller noted some regulations on commercial sales are allowed.

Challengers to the bill will likely argue the bills directly infringe on the right to acquire firearms by making your own, an activity which has been practiced since before the Constitution was written. The challengers will likely argue the right includes the right to purchase firearms parts, such as barrels.

There may be a challenge to the law claiming the state does not have the authority to regulate federally licensed dealers.

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Gun Watch

A 59-year-old man allegedly broke into a garage in the area and was confronted by the homeowner, police said.

The homeowner had a valid concealed carry license and fired a gun at the burglar. The offender was shot in the right calf and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.

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Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of shellfish, including $2 million for Alaskan king crab and $6.9 million worth of lobster tail. (Lobster tail is apparently a favorite of Hegseth’s Pentagon—the department spent more than $7.4 million total on the luxury item in March, May, June, and October.)

In other pricey food purchases, the government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts.

While still on the line with the resident, dispatchers heard a gunshot in the background. Dispatch then spoke with the neighbor, who reported he had detained two individuals at gunpoint outside the residence and had fired a warning shot.

Upon arrival, deputies and CHP contacted the victim and her neighbor. Based on witness statements, investigators determined three suspects were involved. Two fled before deputies arrived and remain at large. They are described as an adult white female and an adult white male.

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• When you go to war, you need a why.


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• The first phone call was 150 years ago. Where did we go wrong?

On  March 10, 1831, the French Foreign Legion was established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria. — March 10, 1891: Almon Brown Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patented the Strowger Switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching. — And on March 10, 1910, China officially ended slavery. But unofficially, China now has one of the world’s largest slave populations. These are mostly political prisoners, working in prison factories. Sadly, there is no way of reliably knowing whether or not most of the “Made In China” merchandise that you buy might originate …

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We have all seen the post-apocalyptic movies where improvise armored vehicles with machine guns roam the landscape.  These Hollywood creations make for great entertainment but are such cobbled together machines just fantasy?  The civil war in Somalia introduced the world to “Technicals”, or utilizing civilian vehicles, like decades old Datsun and Totota Hilux pickup trucks, as a platform to mount heavy machine guns, like the Soviet era DShK 12.7mm.  Thirty years later and such vehicles are now being used on the battlefields of Ukraine.  Not only has Ukraine made improvised war wagons out of civilian pickup trucks but they have …

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This weekly column features media 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.  Today, a public domain photo of the Palouse Hills at sunset in late summer, by Alejandro Rodriguez.  The thumbnail photo below is click-expandable. Redoubt News Links Another news item to file under “Perps from outside the Redoubt”: Man arrested after backpack explosion at gold mining event at Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Sen. Tim Sheehy Helps Tackle Protester Brian McGinnis – Whose Arm Appears to Snap in Wild Scene. Feds: …

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“It is my belief that there are ‘absolutes’ in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant, and meant their prohibitions to be ‘absolute.’” – Justice Hugo L. Black

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In 2024, Brandon Herrera, also known as the online personality The AK Guy, came very close to winning a runnoff primary against Representative Tony Gonzales in the Texas Republican primary for District 23. The Texas Congressional District 23 extends over a vast, mostly rural area of west Texas. In the initial multi-candidate primary, Herrera won 24.6% of the vote. In the 2024 runoff, Herrera won 49.4% of the vote, very close to an upset victory. Texas District 23 is considered a "safe" Republican district.  In the general election of 2024, Gonzales received 180,720 votes to Democratic candidate Santos Limon, who received 109,373 votes, according to ballotpedia.   Whoever wins the runoff Republican primary in 2026 is very likely to be the Republican Congressman in the House of Representatives from Texas District 23.

In 2026, Gonzales has been embroiled in a scandal involving the suicide of a married woman staffer. Some racy texts were sent to her by Gonzales. In the initial primary in 2026, Herrera obtained about 1.6% more votes than Gonzales, in field of four candidates. Kens5.com reported, as of 5:40 p.m. on March 4, 2026, these results:

43.33% Brandon Herrera  23,830 votes

41.73% Tony Gonzales    22,949 votes

8.49% Keith Barton   4,668 votes.

Francisco 'Quito' Canseco 6.46%   3,551 votes.

There were about 55,000 votes total in the initial primary of 2026.  It is close to the number cast in the 2024 primary race, about 57,600 votes. In the runoff primary election of 2024, less than 30,000 votes were cast. In the initial primary of 2024, Gonzales had 25,988 votes. In the initial 2024 primary, Herrera received 24.6% or 14,201 votes. In the initial primary in 2026, Herrero almost doubled his vote total, while Gonzalex dropped almost three thousand votes. If that dynamic holds for the 2026 runoff, Gonzalez is in trouble.  In the initiial primary of 2024, 54.9% of the votes were against Tony Gonzales. In the initial primary of 2026, 58.3% of the votes were against Tony Gonzales. After the bruising in the initial runoff of 2026, the U.S. House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into the allegations of an affair. From tpr.org:

The U.S. House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas CD-23, following allegations involving his conduct toward a former staff member in his congressional office.

In a statement, the committee said it voted to create an investigative subcommittee to examine whether Gonzales may have violated the House Code of Official Conduct or other applicable rules.

According to the committee, the inquiry will focus on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct involving an employee in his office and whether he may have unfairly granted special favors or privileges.

On a YouTube with Joe Pags, Representative Tony Gonzales admitted to "making a mistake".

Trump had previously endorsed Tony Gonzales, but on Friday, February 27th, before the primary, Gonzales name was conspicuously absent from Trump's list of endorsements in the Texas primaries. From fox7austin.com:

Gonzales is facing a primary challenge from Brandon Herrera, who pushed him to a runoff in the 2024 primaries. The two were separated by less than 400 votes in the runoff in 2024.

Trump has previously endorsed Gonzales, but during Friday's flurry of endorsements, the congressman's name and district were noticeably absent.

Ballotpedia show Herrera with $868,569 in funds raised according to the Federal Elections Commission, as of February 11, 2026.  According to the Texas Tribune, Herrera has raised 2.3 million in campaign funds as of March 4. The Tribune claims Herrara has more funds available than does Gonzales. According to San Antonio Today, Kyle Rittenhouse campaigned for Brandon Herrara in a door knocking campaign on March 2, a day before the initial primary election.

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Philadelphia police said the preliminary investigation found that Jones-Walker was assaulting his girlfriend in a rear bedroom of the home when her 11-year-old son retrieved her firearm and shot him.

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According to police, the man, who police say had no association with the hospital, was with a group of young men in the parking lot when they were approached by a security guard. At some point, the guard shot the man. Police have not confirmed if the man fired at the guard first.

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The homeowner said at least one of the suspects had a gun, and that's when he feared for his safety, according to police.

He then shot his firearm at the suspects and they fled, police said.

"During our initial investigation, Darien Police Detectives determined that a male juvenile potentially matching the description of one of the suspects arrived at the Bridgeport Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound and was rushed to surgery," Darien police said in a Facebook post.

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• Norwegian police still searching for suspect in bomb detonation at US embassy in Oslo.


• Synagogue in Belgium bombed, and three in Toronto shot up.


• Iranian missiles attacking Israel increasingly using cluster munitions.

Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were “related to DEI.”

That’s what the newly released proposed amended complaint from the Authors Guild against the US government reveals about how DOGE actually decided which National Endowment for the Humanities grants to kill.

On March 9, 1776, Adam Smith published the influential economics book “The Wealth of Nations”. — March 9, 1916: Pancho Villa‘s men killed more than a dozen in a raid on Columbus, New Mexico. — March 9, 1945, the U.S. Army Air Forces bombed Tokyo with napalm, causing fires that destroyed a quarter of the city and killed some 80,000 civilians. — Today’s feature is by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson. — We still need entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this …

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The M3 Fighting Knife was designed with a single purpose: to kill the enemy. It was designed to penetrate deeply into an opponent during hand-to-hand combat, severing arteries and veins along the way, so that the opponent would quickly lose enough blood to cease to be a threat. The M3 and the KA-BAR were evaluated together for the US military in 1942 by civilians on the Smaller War Plants Corporation Board. It was adopted by that board based on civilian rather than military criteria. The chairman of that board was eager to select designs that could be quickly and economically …

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The following recipe for Roasted Asparagus with Garlic is from SurvivalBlog reader Callie B. Ingredients 1 large bunch of fresh asparagus, washed and with woody butt ends cut off 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced 3 Tablespoons olive oil Sea salt (to taste) Black pepper, preferably freshly ground. (To taste) Directions Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Place the asparagus spears in a large bowl then add the olive oil and garlic and toss to coat them. Season with salt and pepper (to taste). Transfer the asparagus spears onto a thick metal baking sheet and arrange in one even layer …

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Today’s graphic: U-Haul 2025 Growth Index. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.)  It is obvious that the Inland Northwest, the Southeast, and Texas are the winners, while the increasingly socialist California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York are the losers. The thumbnail below is click-expandable.       — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.

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“Who’s going to trust the British media when we know now for a fact that the Trusted News Initiative is an organization of media partners that recognize that their real enemy is independent media? Their enemy, they’re not competing with one another anymore. They’re competing against independent media. It became very clear in COVID. It wasn’t a revolutionary moment. It was a revelationary moment where a lot of people saw for the first time [that] you can’t trust your government. You can’t trust your media. You can’t trust corporations. They’re there to control you. They require that you are ignorant …

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 Click here too see an International Women's Day protest in New York City. The bigots were wrong but leftists screaming at the sky does nothing to refute it.