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Presuming your senator isn’t a complete waste of time…. I got this link from an email so I don’t know if it will work for anyone else. I couldn’t find a generic page at GOA’s website. If you have a better one, post it in a comment.
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Patel: Make it Easier to Denaturalize Those Who Want to Harm America [More] What a racist, right? [Via Michael G]
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Armor-Piercing Ammo Metal Up 557% As China Chokes Supply, War Demand Surges [More] Hey, decisions have consequences: The United States finds itself in a precarious position regarding tungsten supply, having ceased all domestic mine production since 2015 when the last operating facility shuttered its operations. A question in Latin comes to mind. [Via bondmen]
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Voter ID Has Massive Public Support: Why Is Congress Standing In The Way? [More] Perhaps Prof. Quigley can shed some light. [Via bondmen]
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A State Department employee went on a terrifying stabbing spree during a road rage incident, leaving one woman dead, three seriously injured, and killing his own dog before being fatally shot by a responding trooper. [More] They’re awful quiet on why he was a ticking time bomb ready to go off. Forgive me if that … Continue reading "A Diplomatic Solution"
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John Cornyn compared January 6 to 9/11, and called attendees “white supremacists, domestic terrorists, insurrectionists, rioters, seditionists, anarchists.” [More] Hey, John, there’s still time to do a 180 to fawn and curry favor with Trump to whore for his endorsement like you did on your filibuster reversal. A question comes to mind. [Via bondmen]
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Outing a psychiatry professor as anti-gun [More] So the gunquacks are promulgating a hoplophobe’s delusional political rantings as settled science? And “trusted” professional journals are basically propaganda rags? This is my shocked face.
The post Running the Asylum first appeared on The War on Guns.
- Some people have more of a right to privacy than others.
- Firefly animated series in development.
- Is Rationalism a religion?
U.S. Military Unveils “Drone Killer” Rifle Cartridges[More] Let me guess: Standing army only, and the militia of the whole people need not apply…? You’d think a “single issue” Second Amendment organization would have something to say about that. Related UPDATE For some reason the link I embedded now says page can’t be found, but I … Continue reading "You Can Look But Don’t Touch"
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Florida Sheriffs Call for ‘Path to Citizenship’ for Illegal Migrants with Jobs [More] So Grady Judd agrees with Hillary? Maybe he’ll take my challenge… We could always ask… [Via Andy M]
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Most Homicidal Cities of 2025 List: Mexico Has 17 Cities; U.S. Has Three [More] And our three are all Democrat! [Via Allan Wall]
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Releasing wild cougars into a suburban neighborhood means that people’s pets are going to get chomped up, digested, and spit out onto the 101. Good work, Gavin! [More] Not just pets… Don’t worry. Gavin’s kids are safe. [Via Michael G]
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A must-see watch with a great story behind it! Take a look at the Praesidus Pacific Campaign Commemorative!A naturalized citizen born in Iraq is free from jail after facing charges for entering a Texas elementary school with a gun and tactical gear. [More] So he’s a LEGAL alien… Hey, at least they took his gun away. Now he won’t be able to get another one. Right?
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Don’t tell Stephen… I’ve stirred up enough trouble. [Via Michael G]
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On Tuesday, California agreed to a settlement with the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and other plaintiffs, and will pay over $1.3 million to cover the plaintiffs’ attorney fees.
The settlement arose from a lawsuit that was filed against California’s Marketing Firearms to Minors Law, which crossed into First Amendment territory by banning firearm advertisements.
Breitbart News quoted Ninth Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee’s September 2023 majority opinion against the law, where he wrote “…that [the Marketing Firearms to Minors Law] does not directly and materially advance California’s substantial interests in reducing gun violence and the unlawful use of firearms by minors. There was no evidence in the record that a minor in California has ever unlawfully bought a gun, let alone because of an ad.”
I am pretty sure Judge Lee meant ever unlawfully bought a gun throuigh licensed dealers. I have no doubt that many have done so from other gang members. This is a big win for my friend Don Kilmer who pursued this absurd case for a number of years.
In a larger sense than just guns: the idea that advertising sells people stuff they do not already want is absurd. If advertising can create demand, explain the failures of the 1950s Edsel, the IBM PCJr,, and New Coke. At most advertising influences choice: do you want our over-sugared breakfast cereal?
I am sorry for California taxpayers, but there are consequences to electing idiots.
Old Dominion Terror Attack Exposes the Myth of Gun Tracing [More] So all this hand-wringing over spooky ghost guns is just to spread superstition among childlike minds…?
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The State That Does Not Want the Supreme Court to Hear This Case [Watch] Does any state want a challenge to its tyranny reviewed by a higher authority? [Via Jess]
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In a blunt court filing from Monday, March 16, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urged a federal judge to dismiss a high-profile challenge to its now-defunct pistol stabilizing brace rule, arguing the case has become completely moot. At the same time, the agency made clear it has no intention of abandoning … Continue reading "Brace Yourselves"
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‘Bridging the Divide’ on Firearms Laws [More] Oh, look, kinder, gentler gun control couched as a meeting of reasonable minds. Where have we seen that before? And before that? And when we no longer have to expend resources on these, we can focus on our next steps toward the goal. If these rights swindlers wanted … Continue reading "The Bridge to Nowhere"
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NYPD officer assigned to Mayor Mamdani’s security suspended after off-duty shooting [More] Justification or not aside, what would happen if he were what they call “a civilian”? Assuming he had the wherewithal to obtain a permit and this wasn’t one of those “sensitive locations,” and not that he could have legally been armed anyway if … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones in Suspense Enough"
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In Georgia, Senate Bill 651 has passed the Senate 30 to 23 on March 6, 2026 and has been sent to the House. The bill amends the current statutes about the justification of the use of force and immunity from civil liabililty: From legiscan.com, Here is the summary:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse in defenses to criminal prosecutions, so as to provide for an additional justification for use of force in defense of self or others; to amend Code Section 51-11-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to no duty to retreat and immunity in certain instances of threat or use of force, so as to extend immunity from civil liability in justified use of force cases to legal representatives and heirs of the person against whom force was used; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
The changes happen mostly in Section 2 of the 16-3-24.2, which relates to immunity from prosecution and exceptions. Section 2 of Code Section :
"16-3-24.2.
(a) A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-20, 16-3-21,76, 16-3-23, 16-3-23.1, 16-3-24, or 17-4-20 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person under Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title.
Unlawful weapons are defined in the law and include sawed off shotguns and rifles and National Firearms Act weapons, including silencers if they are not legally possessed under federal law. Georgia is a Constitutional Carry state, but there are people who are not allowed to carry certain weapons. They include children and felons. The changes are in paragraphs (b) and (c):
(b) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures to investigate the use of threats or force in instances set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section; provided, however, that such agency shall not arrest a person for using or threatening to use force unless a probable cause determination has been made that such force used or threatened was unlawful.
(c) A claim of immunity pursuant to this Code section may be made during arraignment or as a pretrial motion. When a prima-facie claim of immunity has been raised, such claim shall only be overcome by clear and convincing evidence."
The claim of immunity is a bit like Florida law. If self defense is claimed, charges may only be brought if there is probably cause to believe the use of force was unlawful. A claim of self defense can only be overcome by "clear and convincing evidence".
If a person is justified in threatening or using force or deadly force under Georgia law, they have no duty to retreat and they shall not be held liable in civil actions. The bill adds this immunity to legal representatives and heirs of such persons:
"has no duty to retreat from the use of such force and shall not be held liable to the person against whom the use of force was justified, to any legal representative or heir of such person, or to any person acting as an accomplice or assistant to such person in any civil action brought as a result of the threat or use of such force."
This correspondent is not a lawyer. The explanation of the bill and the law above comes from a plain reading of the bill and the law. It is not legal advice, and should not be relied on as legal advice.
©2026 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.
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UPDATE, 3/16/26, 4 p.m.: Following the investigation and multiple witnesses interviews the New Iberia shooting that occurred earlier today, police said the individual was shot in self-defense.
All parties involved have been identified but no names have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Special to Liberty Park Press OPINION: No one who truly values their Second Amendment rights should be worried that University of Michigan psychiatry professor Brian M. Hicks, PhD, is gaining fame and making money by passing off anti-gun propaganda as legitimate research, right? After all, it’s a free […]
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On March 19, 1882, the first stone was laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí. A 55-foot cap piece cross was finally set in place on February, 20, 2026. The light through the cathedral’s stained glass windows can be dramatic on sunny afternoons. — And on March 19, 1918, the US adopted the Standard Time Act of 1918, also known as the Calder Act, a federal law that implemented standard time (and daylight saving time). It defined five time zones for the United States. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for …
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Many articles in SurvivalBlog discuss reaching the point of a new normal after TEOTWAWKI when society starts to rebuild and little communities pull together. However, the majority of articles focus on getting through the event itself and not how you are going to live beyond the event. To be successful in the post-TEOTWAWKI economy you will need to have the means to produce. Without petroleum-powered combines, chemical fertilizers, centralized distribution systems, and confined animal feeding operations the food system will fall apart. It’s all powered by (relatively) cheap fuel and transport. Your food sources will be mostly reduced to whatever …
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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, venomous Blue Dragon Sea Slugs. Do Not Touch: Blue Dragon Sea Slugs Venomous ‘blue dragons’ washing up on South Texas beaches during spring break. Granny Jailed for 6 …
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“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.” – Thomas Jefferson
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"The space agency said the meteor was first detected at 8:57 a.m. off Lake Erie near Lorain. It traveled more than 34 miles through the atmosphere before breaking up, with some fragments falling to the ground."
Admittedly, 7 tons is pretty small but because KE=1/2mv**2 and anything hitting our atmosphere is moving at 25,000 mph, the energy is truly frighteningly stupendous.
On the plus side, look for burned rocks in your back yard. If they are magnetic, even better. These are valuable if authenticated. If you think you hit pay rock, call your nearest university geology department. They want to check it for residual radiation and they can tell you if you got lucky.
Talking with a lady at the grocers this weekend, she mentioned that she had hummingbirds on her feeders. I came home and hanged a feeder. on Saturday.
This morning I saw the first one, a little green buzzer taking advantage of the free sugar water. Winter might not yet be over, but the first hummingbird has arrived on my acre and I'm glad to see it.
By Dave Workman A federal district court judge in Texas has ruled that an injunction issued last fall against enforcement of a ban on firearms carry on post office property applies to all current and future members of the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition. The September ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed […]
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I will do him the honor of addressing specific points he made even though he wouldn’t do the same for me. I note Bearing Arms requires you to join to even read comments, so I’ll have no way of knowing what they’re saying over there.
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The 10/22 is one of the greatest firearms ever made, period. Making it better is a hard job, but with some outside-the-box thinking, the 11/22 is here!Virginia Democrat Says You Don’t Need a Gun to Fight a Gunman While Backing More Citizen Disarmament
McGuire’s absurdly offensive contention disparaging armed defense while justifying disarming his constituents evokes nothing so much as the scene from the movie Independence Day when the president asks the alien, “What is it you want us to do?” [More] That and they’ve given themselves a pass on a gun-in-car storage law violation penalty they exact … Continue reading "Virginia Democrat Says You Don’t Need a Gun to Fight a Gunman While Backing More Citizen Disarmament"
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As tensions rose, a person outside the bar reportedly fired “two warning shots”, which ricocheted off the ground, striking two people, according to the Charleston Police Department.
One person was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and another person refused treatment.
According to the Charleston Police Department, the suspect who fired the shots was cooperative and stayed on scene to talk with detectives, claiming that the warning shots were fired in self-defense.
The Charleston Police Department is still investigating the incident, and no one has been charged at this time.
3/17/26 New York Times tells a story that suggests his decision is a bit more complex and sad than some have portrayed it:
In his resignation letter on Tuesday, Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, criticized the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. But he also mentioned his “beloved wife,” a Navy linguist who was killed in a suicide bombing in Syria in January 2019.
Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was 35.
Chief Kent was assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66, a Navy unit that supports the National Security Agency and military special operations forces. She was supporting the latter at the time of her death....
On Jan. 16, 2019, Chief Kent was meeting with a source at a restaurant in Manbij, Syria, when a suicide bomber killed her and three other Americans.
Chief Kent was posthumously promoted to senior chief.
“She should have been out of Syria because Trump gave the order to get those guys out of there,” Mr. Kent said on the “Shawn Ryan Show” podcast. “And then you have the administrative state dragging their heels and desperately trying to keep us in these conflicts.”
In his resignation letter, Mr. Kent cited what he said was Israel’s influence over the Trump administration’s policies. Some lawmakers called Mr. Kent’s remarks on Israel antisemitic, and critics mentioned his support for conspiracy theories.
Mr. Kent wrote that he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” adding, “I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.”
The desire to avoid a ground war is completely understandable. Trump seems to share that view.
UPDATE: Breitbart is reporting:
Former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent is reportedly being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for “allegedly leaking classified information.”
Shelby Talcott, a White House Correspondent for Semafor, reported that according to “three sources,” Kent, who resigned from his position on Tuesday, is being investigated by the FBI. The alleged investigation “pre-dates his departure.”
I found this on X:
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But this is also concerning:
EXCLUSIVE BREAKING: FACEBOOK RESTRICTS ORBÁN POSTS WEEKS BEFORE HUNGARY’S ELECTION As Hungary heads toward a crucial April election, Facebook is reportedly restricting posts from the country’s Prime Minister. The move followed a call by an opposition party (Tisza Party) member, a former Meta employee, urging supporters to mass-report his content. Meanwhile, Tisza leader Péter Magyar has disproportionately high engagement figures, outperforming global figures, despite operating in a much smaller, language-limited country Péter also used a personal “professional mode” profile rather than a political page, contrary to Meta’s long-standing guidelines, potentially bypassing limits on political content. Questions are also emerging around how Meta moderates political content in Hungary. A regional Meta official has publicly shared positions aligned with mainstream European narratives, including pro-Ukraine messaging and content seen as anti-government in Hungary. If Hungary’s largest social platform keeps restricting Orbán’s content while opposition accounts seem inflated before the election, serious questions arise about free speech and democratic integrity. This requires an urgent investigation. I’ve seen political interference by social media companies in other countries, and I really hope this is not happening in Hungary.
Others have responded that this oversimplifies what Facebook is doing and that this is in part the consequence of new rules about political ads:
The claim of Facebook specifically restricting Orbán's personal posts lacks clear confirmation in recent reports. Instead, Meta suspended several pro-government Hungarian news pages (e.g., county newspapers) in late February 2026, weeks before the April 12 election, sparking interference accusations. Péter Magyar's Tisza Party leads polls and draws massive crowds, with high organic engagement on Facebook likely from genuine momentum against Orbán's long rule, not proven inflation. Meta's EU political ad ban (since Oct 2025) affects both sides; Fidesz circumvents via loopholes and grassroots "digital fighters." Bias concerns exist on all platforms, but evidence points more to broader moderation (including pro-Orbán outlets) than targeted censorship of Orbán alone. Urgent scrutiny of Big Tech in elections is fair democracy demands transparency from all players.
At least part of why Péter Magyar is a thorn in Orbán's side is a scandal involving child sexual abuse:
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has yet to comment on the resignation of two of the most prominent politicians of the Fidesz party – President Katalin Novak and former justice minister Judit Varga – as he continues to maintain a low profile amid the biggest scandal rocking his government since taking office in 2010.
The child sexual abuse scandal is threatening the very foundations of the regime, Political Capital wrote in a note.In a nutshell, the story goes back to April 2023 when Novak gave pardons to two dozen people, including convicted terrorist Gyogy Budahazy, an influential figure of the far-right and now aligned with the parliamentary party Our Homeland. Novak also pardoned Endre Konya, the deputy director of a children’s home in Bicske, central Hungary, who used blackmail to force young boys to withdraw their testimony against the director, who had abused them sexually for years.
The Dutroux scandal exposed some worrisome problems with the Belgian law enforcement agencies.
The power of really big companies to affect elections is worrying. While a defeat of Orbán would also be a defeat for Russia, I think Facebook power is also worrisome.
Remember, Han didn’t just shoot first, Han shot only.
Greedo got burned down without even getting a shot off.
On March 18, 1850, Henry Wells & William Fargo formed American Express, in Buffalo, New York. — March 18, 1911: North Dakota enacted a hail insurance law. — And on March 18,1925: The Great Tri-State Tornado, a monstrous F5 (over 300 MPH) tornado roared 219 miles across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana. It killed 695, injured over 2000, and destroyed 15,000 homes. — Today’s feature article is a timely piece from the SurvivalBlog archives. — We need of entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since …
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Editor’s Introductory Note: The following is a re-post of a 2007 SurvivalBlog article. Given the recent spike in gasoline and diesel fuel prices, I thought that is was apropos to re-post a few articles related to fuel from SurvivalBlog’s early days. — The world runs on petroleum. Imagine a post-apocalyptic period when the local gas station is closed, and has been for two years. How will you carry out your daily activities? Generate electricity? Pump water? Plow your garden, or fields? All of these can be done by hand, and have been for thousands of years. Modern life has given …
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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. — U.S. Army Reveals New Chevy Silverado-Based Infantry Squad Vehicle – Heavy Next-Gen Hybrid. JWR’s Comments: They say that history doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes. This reminds me of the U.S. Army’s Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV) procurement in the 1980s. That was basically a diesel-engine Chevy K5 Blazer with CARC camouflage …
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“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” – William James
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Awoke to a light frost this morning, and Belle decided that she had some hamburger meat she needed to cook and today was perhaps her last chance to make chili this season, so she made a big pot of chili. That works for me. What we didn't eat today, we'll recycle tomorrow as Frito Pie. It won't go to waste.
I'm finishing up reloading ammo for Texas State next week. Yeah, I know, I should have done this in November, but procrastination is a virtue. I started a couple of weeks ago needing to reload roughly 7000 rounds, and today I'm within 700 rounds of being finished. I'll be done by the weekend, even if my schedule in interrupted by some sort of catastrophe. Here lately, I careen from one catastrophe to another. Who know what tomorrow might bring.
For example, last week I took the dawg to a groomer. He's a little Lhasa Apso, named Benji. I swear, that dawg is a reprobate. I have owned good dogs, and he is not one of them. So, this dawg is at the groomer, the same groomer he's had for four years, and she calls me. The dawg is having seizures. Belle goes into a six-foot hover and we go get the dawg. The groomer tells Belle that the dawg had three seizures. He's half groomed.
A half-groomed Lhasa is a pitiful sight, but Belle snatches him up and heads to the veterinarian. Roughly $300 later, we find out that the dawg is an epileptic. He has to take medicine twice a day. I have to administer it to him. He'll growl at Belle, but he knows better than to growl at me.
I love dogs, I really do. I have had dogs my entire life. But I will not tolerate a dog who thinks that he is the Alpha on my property. Every dog understands that there are rules in the pack, and I am the Alpha. I will give scratches and treats and regular kibble, but I do not tolerate growling or snapping.
At any rate, I have a dawg who is an epilep, and I have to give him medicine twice a day. Belle loves him, but I think he's a reprobate. I guess he and I are okay, because I'm a bit of a reprobate myself.
That's what I'm dealing with right now.
Iran's supreme leader says the US and Israel 'must be brought to their knees and accept defeat' before any peace deal can be agreed, Tehran claims - with new Ayatollah still yet to be seen
*This is a guest post about church security concerns from active killer expert Ron Borsch. -Greg Rapid mass murder (RMM) at schools, churches, and workplaces is relatively new, occurring in the past and present century. The tracking history of RMM by active killers, however, reveals it is a growing problem in churches and […]As background, I've posted several times on the Herculaneum scrolls, here here and here. That last link in particular is a fairly pain-free Youtube video about what the Big Deal is.
And a Big Deal it certainly is. In short: when Mt. Vesuvius buried the Roman town of Pompeii in 79 AD, it also buried it's more prosperous neighbor Herculaneum. One of the (very) rich Romans who lived in Herculaneum was likely the father-in-law of Julius Caesar, and had one of the biggest libraries in the Empire. The extreme heat of the lava flow carbonized the scrolls (books). Researchers have been using CAT scans to image the carbonized rolls and have been applying AI to "unroll" the scrolls virtually and distinguish between carbon-based ink and just plain old scroll carbon. They are starting to read scrolls that have been lost for 2000 years.
Like I said, this is a Big Damn Deal.
If this interests you, there is a must read essay on what's been happening over the previous 18 months, the progress that's being made, and the challenges that are still present. This part is really, really interesting:
So the central question has shifted from whether text could be recovered at all to whether it could be done routinely. At the current pace, processing the full Herculaneum library would take several years. The Vesuvius Challenge Master Plan, published in July 2025, outlines a series of steps intended to compress that timeline. These include improved surface extraction, deeper automation, and tools designed to reduce manual intervention at every stage.
According to Schilling, the problem is not that current methods fail outright, but that they require too much human steering.
“It’s not as fast or effective or cheap as it should be,” he told me. “Right now, we have solutions that work but that require human input.” What researchers want instead is a “global optimal solution” — a system that can isolate papyrus surfaces, unwrap them, and detect ink reliably across many scrolls without constant correction.
We're not there yet, but people are starting to figure out how to get there. And it looks like there are a bunch of scrolls that were entirely lost over time that we will be able to read:
These scrolls are believed to contain Greek prose that largely vanished elsewhere, including philosophical works from the Epicurean tradition that were rarely recopied because they conflicted with Christian doctrine.
Very, very cool
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Special to Liberty Park Press It is estimated that Iranian police, military and paramilitary forces have murdered more than 36,000 unarmed citizens in the past few months. No one will know the actual number until after the current regime falls. Some of the victims were simply protesting. Others […]
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NEW from Springfield Armory: Echelon pistols with Aimpoint COA enclosed red dots! 3-sizes, 2 duty-rated pieces of gear, and just 1 price.
Old friend and 2A warrior Alan Gottlieb pokes some fun at the anti-gun Governor of California. Verbatim, below: GAVIN’S GAT TRAPPED IN TENNESSEE, A VICTIM OF CAL. GUN CONTROL BELLEVUE, WA – 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 February 15, 2026, a Slovakian father and son used a handgun or handguns to defend against an attacking European brown bear, ursus arctos. From bernama.com:
Environment state secretary Filip Kuffa said the father and son had been inspecting timber in a mountain forest with a hunting dog when the bear attacked unexpectedly.
According to Mr Kuffa, the father fired several shots from his pistol in self-defence, but the bear knocked him to the ground and bit him repeatedly.
His son then shot and killed the animal with a handgun.
The incident has been verified by multiple accounts from Slovakian sources. It is unclear whether there was one or two handguns or what caliber they were. The attack happened very fast, with little or no warning. The bear grabbed the father and they tumbled down a steep slope. The son had to be sure he would not shoot the father who was underneath the bear. The father was 57 years old. The attack took place near Ružomberok, in the Zilina province in north central Slovakia.
Defense against bears with handguns is unusual in Europe because of highly restrictive firearms laws. However, 2% of adults in Slovakia have a permit for concealed carry of handguns. This is a very large number for Europe. 8.2% of adults in the United States have concealed carry permits. There are 29 of 50 states in which no permit is required to carry a handgun, concealed or openly. There are nine states in which it is difficult to obtain a permit to carry. For example, in California, only about .6% of adults have a permit to carry.
While researching the most recent defensive firing of a handgun against a bear in Slovakia, a previous incident was uncovered. The incident occurred near Sučany, about 30 miles to the east of Ružomberok. From praguemonitor.com:
Over the weekend, a man walking his dog near the village of Sučany, close to Martin in northwestern Slovakia, was attacked by an 18-year-old female bear. In an act of self-defense, the man shot the bear with a legally held weapon. TA3 television reported that even warning shots fired into the air were ineffective in deterring the bear, which was stopped by a fatal shot just a meter away from the man. The police are currently investigating the incident.
The weekend referred to would have been July 8-9, 2023. Spiegel is quoted as saying 12 shots were fired, two as warning shots, with the final fatal shot fired from 1 meter away. As quoted from Spiegel:
Jul 15, 2023 - Summary by Spiegel First he shot twice in the air, then ten times at the animal — the last bullet was fatal: In Slovakia, a man repelled a bear attack with a pistol.
In the most recent case, the bear was also a female, with very young cubs in a den. Bear attacks in Slovakia have resulted in a culling of bears. A recent academic paper showed Slovakia as suffering from the highest density of human-bear conflicts. Local bear density was found to be one of the most important factors. The population of bears in Slovakian is estimated at 1,300, according to the BBC. In 2004, the Slovakian bears were protected, and no longer listed as a game species. In 2010 the bear population was estimated at 500, increasing at about 20% per year. A cull of 350 bears out of a population of 1,300 would stabilize the population of bears.
(Confusion between Slovakian and Slovenian corrected)
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Let’s all celebrate the memory of St. Patrick. Enjoy a toast or two and some good food. There’s nothing wrong with bringing a little revelry into the world; God knows we need it. I enjoy a good party as much as anyone and I can appreciate a good Irish drinking joke. Drink your green beer if you must. Dress up in silly clothes if it suits you. (But remember: St. Patrick was a man, not a leprechaun.)
While bigger cameras like my old hand-me-down Coolpix 990 from Oleg or the newer Shower Pot SX500 have been supplanted by the DSLR for when I am Going Someplace To Take Pictures, and the really quite decent camera in the Galaxy SII suffices for I'm Someplace And, Hey!, There's A Picture!, there's still a niche for something to slip into a jacket or shirt pocket for I'm Going Someplace Where I Might Take Pictures But Maybe Not.Therefore it was interesting to me to see someone else writing about reasoning their way through the same thought process.
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| A Sony NEX-3 next to an Olympus PEN E-P5, both slightly too big for the document pocket in my gun burkha. |
On March 17, 1959, the US nuclear submarine USS Skate became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. — After a multi-month restocking hiatus, we are again taking orders at Elk Creek Company. Here are our updated inventory counts: Pre-1899 Antique Rifles: 22 (We have deeply restocked 7×57 and 6.5×55 Mauser rifles.) Pre-1899 Antique Shotguns: 9 (Most are 12 gauge and most of them have fluid steel barrels!) Pre-1899 Antique Pistols and Revolvers: 21 (Mostly S&W top break revolvers.) Blackpowder Revolvers: 23 (Most are .44 caliber, with modern cartridge conversion cylinders available. We have deeply restocked the much-in-demand …
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I recently re-read The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O’Brian. It is book 16 in the Aubrey/Maturin series. One episode in the novel describes Dr. Stephen Maturin riding a mule into the Andes to meet with conspirators who are plotting the overthrow of the Spanish government in Peru. As Maturin rides higher into the Andes, the temperature falls, and he pauses in his journey to put on a poncho. I suspect that the poncho that O’Brian had in mind as he penned his novel looked something like the one worn by Clint Eastwood in all three films of the Dollars Trilogy. …
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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. Redoubt News links Rare sighting of a wolverine hunting in Montana. ‘It’s Carnage’: Wyoming Wind Gusts Up To 109MPH Blow Over Trucks, Rip Off Roofs Ruby Ridge standoff negotiator Bo Gritz dies in Nevada. A new vlog from the Expedition Rove couple in North Idaho: $22,000 Mistake… Send Your Media Links Please send your links to media from the American Redoubt region to JWR. Any photos that are …
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“In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” – Mark Twain
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Trump couldn’t contain his surprise and laughed aloud when he was briefed on the intel, according to sources.
By Dave Workman Writing Monday at The Outdoor Wire, editor/founder Jim Shepherd made an observation which might be at the heart of what appears to be an exodus of not only business, but law-abiding gun owners, from various states to friendlier environs. “Both biggies and boutiques are increasingly voting with their feet when facing tax […]
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