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In the world of America’s most popular rifle, the AR15, one debate is whether to top the gun with an RDS (red dot sight) or an LPVO (low power variable optic). Each has its strengths and its weaknesses. How to choose? Use common sense: tailor the tool to the task. Is your AR strictly for home […]
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The New Hampshire Campus Carry Bill, HB1793, appears to have been killed by Senate amendments and the unwillingness of the Senate to compromise with a conference committee. As reported on AmmoLand, the bill looked to have a bright future earlier this year.
HB 1793 had two major provisions: First, it removed the special power public institutions of higher learning, mostly colleges and universities, to infringe on the exercise of Second Amendment rights in New Hampshire. Second, the Bill made clear no special permit would be required to exercise those rights on campus. The legislature had the power to do this because the institutions of higher learning were public, not private institutions.
To enforce rights protected in the bill, individuals could sue institutions and individuals for violating the rights, as can be done for other constitutional rights. The bill had significant support. It passed the New Hampshire House on the fifth of February, 2026, 188 to 165 with 11 not voting and 30 absent. It was sent to the New Hampshire Senate. On May 14, 2026, the Senate passed the bill with a "poison pill" amendment which eliminated the two provisions above, except for university professors. The House countered by not accepting the Senate amendment, but calling for a conference committee, to work out a compromise. On May 21, the Senate rejected the request for a conference committee, on a voice vote, effectively killing the bill.
Analysis:
Through long observation, this correspondent has learned institutions of higher learning have influence with state legislatures far beyond what would be expected from the size of their staff and student bodies. Those institutions have moved further and further to the political left in the last 50 years. The logic of HB1793 was impeccable: Allow people on institutions of higher learning to exercise rights protected by the Second Amendment which they already could exercise when they stepped across the campus boundary line. The emotional arguments against the bill did not hold up against the facts. Considerable testimony and facts were presented in the legislative debates. New Hampshire already has Constitutional Carry.
Universities and colleges have long ago become centers of power of the political left and particularly, Progressive ideology. The rights protected by the Second Amendment are intensely rejected by Progressive ideology. Hostility to the Second Amendment is part of Progressive DNA. Progressives consider limits on governmental power to be irrational and evil. A strong lobbying campaign was conducted against HB1793. It was enough to swing the votes to kill the Bill in the Senate. This will not be the end of efforts to restore constitutional rights to students on campus in New Hampshire. It is the end for a promising bill in the New Hampshire legislature this year. Representative Samuel Farrington is the primary sponsor of the bill. He is one of the youngest members of the New Hampshire General Assembly. He showed himself to be energetic, capable, and strategic. The bill came very close to passage. The fight for the bill accomplished a great deal of education about campus carry in New Hampshire. AmmoLand will continue to watch and report on the situation in New Hampshire and other states.
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DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a man armed with a sword was killed Thursday night and the person who shot him was released from custody.
JCSO said dispatch received a call about the shooting on Riverfront Circle at 10:10 p.m. Deputies arrived, detained the shooter and despite life-saving measures, the victim died at the scene.
Officers stated that earlier in the evening, the 16-year-old had approached the 17-year-old in the parking lot of the 89 East apartment complex, located near South 89th East Avenue and East 71st Street.
According to authorities, the 16-year-old had a gun and ordered the other teenager to hand over anything he had on him.
In response, police said the 17-year-old pulled out his own pistol, which led to the two teenagers both shooting and hitting each other as they exchanged fire.
Authorities said the two then ran away from the area, with the 17-year-old victim calling for help at the Five Below and the 16-year-old suspect receiving a ride to the house police eventually responded to.
June 1, 1676: The Battle of Öland: Allied Danish-Dutch forces defeated the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea during the Scanian War (1675–79). The painting above is Claus Møinichen’s “Slaget ved Øland”, on display at the Danish War Museum. — June 1, 1880: The US census reached 50,155,783. — And on June 1, 1861, the US and Confederacy simultaneously stopped their mail interchange. — A reminder that we will be switching SurvivalBlog to weekly postings, tomorrow. Thenceforth, you can look for SurvivalBlog “Fresh Every Tuesday.” — Just one day left! The big sale on all of our blackpowder rifles, all of …
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We’ve announced the winners of Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest, which ended yesterday. This was the final round of the contest. More than $989,000 worth of prizes have been awarded in the 20+ years that we ran the contest. My congratulations to all of the prize winners, over the years. Your articles have been a key part of what makes SurvivalBlog such a valuable reference. Your articles will remain freely available in the SurvivalBlog archives. Note: Please continue to write articles for SurvivalBlog, to share your knowledge and experience. Reader-written articles are a key part of SurvivalBlog. See …
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The Signal Nomad HT-HD01 Network Bridge (aka “HaLow Dongle” or “Field Unit”) can be used to extend a wireless network by as much as a kilometer via the use of access point and end station transmitter/receiver units. These units — typically deployed in pairs — can be used in a remote location equipped with only Starlink or DSL Internet and no cellular coverage in order to extend a wireless signal beyond the range of traditional Wi-Fi. I am not highly skilled in the use of electronic communications devices. But even I was able to quickly and easily connect the Network …
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The following recipe for Enchilada Taco Bake is from SurvivalBlog reader “Sis”. Ingredients And Directions This requires 15-17 corn tortillas. In a large mixing bowl, combine: 1 lb cooked hamburger, 1 onion (diced), 1 pkg. or 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning, 14 ounce can of corn (drained), 15 ounce can of pinto beans (rinsed), 15 ounce can of black beans (rinsed), 10 ounce can red enchilada sauce, 10 ounces rotel tomatoes (or a pint of mild salsa). Mix these ingredients all together. In a 9 x13 baking pan, place some of the hamburger/bean/tomato mixture in the bottom of the pan. …
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“Hunt, don’t just gather. Disseminate, don’t just aggregate”. – Maureen Baginski (a former SIGINTer, now Executive Assistant Director, FBI Office of Intelligence)
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Not hating on y'all, I'm really not, I've been distracted. Moving two ranges into a trailer, then setting them up for a sanctioned match, then tearing down when it is over and loading the trailer for the road home. At some point you are just throwing stuff in boxes. Those boxes have to be sorted. That is what I have been doing this week.
Couple of weeks ago, I wat talking with grandson Lucas and told him how his great-grandmother would freeze Snickers bars to have around when necessary. If we asked for a treat, she would gie us a frozen Snickers bar. Lucas reported today that a frozen Snickers bar is worth the wait.
Hurricane season starts tomorrow. The National Hurricane Center reports no tropical activity at this time.
Shame on me, I suppose for this being my first post in almost 2 months and here it is a week late. I am going through an anxiety ridden time right now and I guess I am also somewhat depressed about an issue of which I will not write at this point. I will only say it is a serious legal matter. Hopefully one that will be resolved in my favor as it is something in which I wad accused of wrongdoing. I am 100% convinced I did no wrong and that such will eventually come to light. In the meantime though, I am at my wits end with worry because in today's world nothing is as simple as right versus wrong any longer and because of that it has me feeling down a lot of the time.
Enough about me, now to get to today. I hope you all have been enjoying the long weekend. Much more importantly, I hope and pray that you have not forgotten the reason we have a holiday called Memorial Day nor that you are confused as to whom we are supposed to memorialize today (well on the actual holiday anyway, as I said I am posting this quite late, it was written up o time then I neglected posting it). Today, you, I and everyone who us an American citizen or a legal resident alien and even many people in foreign lands (especially those in Europe and Asia) should be remembering and honoring all those in U.S. military service who lost their lives during war defending our great nation and many other nations around the world such as during WW I and WW II (World War Two not World War Eleven).
I think, we all should not only remember that they made the ultimate sacrifice so that among other things, but most importantly, we would remain a free people living in a land of freedom, unity, abundance and opportunity. We have it better probably than any other nation on earth and the reason for that is because our military has assured that for years to come, after whatever war was being fought, our rights, freedoms and liberties to enjoy them would remain intact for future generations. Throughout our history, as I understand it, approximately 1.8 million U. S. service men & women lost their lives during war or lessor armed military confrontations. They gave up their lives for their loved ones, for fellow Americans and for those of us who were not yet the hint of a twinkle in our patents' eyes. May they rest in peace.
That said, may I suggest you take at least a few moments today to think about them, to think about how them losing their lives affected their families ,& loved ones, how in the long run it affected ourselves and those yet to be born as citizens and ff those who will naturalize as the same. If so inclined say as prayer for them. Thank God for them and their sacrifice, get your family and BBQ guests to do likewise before chowing down and swigging some brews. Give them the respect that is due to them because without their sacrifices we might all have wound up speaking Japanese or German. If our parents and grandparents were lucky enough to survive and wind up producing us, it is quite possibly only because of those sacrifices. Just imagine living under an actual real Nazi regime, things would be miserable for us, I am certain of that. So we owe them a lot but somehow dedicate only one day to them and way too many of us do not even give them a moment's thought today. Please don't be one of them. Please dedicate your thoughts and is so inclined also your prayers to them today lest they be forgotten and be dishonored because all you can think about is shoving a hot dog and some type of beverage into your pie holes. Thank you to those of you who show then respect and honor today.
Now let me get back to the present: I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day and that you showed respect for those of our military who made the greatest sacrifice of all and that you also said a prayer for, or at least gave a thought to, them and their families
AI tools might be hallucinating less, but they're still spitting out inaccurate answers cloaked in polished, hyper-confident language....
Driving the news: New research suggests AI note-taking tools (often called AI scribes) can help in medical settings, but only in tandem with professional reviewers.
- A Yale School of Medicine study this month found that first-year medical students who revised their own clinical notes with AI-generated drafts generally maintained note quality.
- But the AI notes themselves often omitted important details, including symptom duration.
- Two-thirds of students said the notes were "helpful as a first draft," but 21% said the note taker "may reduce my ability to learn how to write a good note."
Looking at the papers submitted by my students this last semester, I saw a lot of this: very polished prose, drawing confidential conclusions with weak or no supporting evidence. And of course, hallucinate sources.
I use SuperGrok for some tasks in the shop or for astronomy, but I have learned mostly to use it as a really good search engine. It makes enough mistakes that I never completely trust it
Fletcher said witnesses told investigators Jamail Boer came into the bedroom accusing his brother, Isaiah Boer-Joyner, of stealing guns which belonged to Jamail.
“Witnesses reported that Jamail stated he was going to kill Isaiah and brandished a handgun in the direction of Isaiah and his daughter,” Fletcher said.
Witnesses said Isaiah grabbed a nearby rifle.
“An exchange of gunfire then occurred. Quite a bit of gunfire. Isaiah sustained an injury to his left hand. Jamail sustained multiple apparent gunshot wounds to the torso area,” Fletcher said.
A Lafayette man is recovering after police say he was shot while confronting suspects accused of attempting to burglarize his vehicle outside his home early Sunday morning.
According to the Lafayette Police Department, officers responded to a shooting around 1:49 a.m. on May 25 in the 200 block of West Butcher Switch Road.
May 31, 1930 was the birthday of actor/director/producer Clint Eastwood. Happy 96th birthday! — On the 31st of May 1970, an earthquake off the coast of Peru caused a substantial section of the north slope of Mt. Huascaran to collapse. The avalanche moved downhill at a speed estimated at 175 to 210 mph. with a mass of roughly 80 million cubic meters of ice, mud, and rock. The avalanche traveled nearly 11 miles, burying the towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca in up to 300 feet of rock and debris. It is estimated that this earthquake and avalanche killed more than …
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To look into the future, we only have to visit the past, and how other cultures adapt to their circumstances. Long ago and far away, I lived just south of Copenhagen, Denmark for a while, and then on the oldest and once largest farm still standing on the Island of Bornholm that was first in Swedish territory, and then Danish territory. The farm had been established in the 1700s. In the end, I was so immersed in the culture and language that locals did not believe I was an American. More often than not, given my accent, they thought I …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Is It Ebola Already? I Still Have My Hantavirus Decorations Up Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.
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“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be …
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Today for the first time I reloaded .380 ACP cartridges. They will be used in my Ruger Security-380.
I used a mix of PMC and Sellier & Bellot brass, Aguila primers, 3.4 grains of Winchester 244 powder, and Berry's 100 grain plated lead bullets. The data I consulted suggests that this will give around 900 - 925 FPS at the muzzle.
Assuming it functions well and is accurate in my gun it will make a good practice load.
I also figured out the approximate cost per round of this ammo, not including sales tax, shipping, or HAZMAT fees for shipping powder and primers.
- Cases: Free (Saved from fired factory ammo.)
- Powder: $0.02
- Bullet: $0.12
- Primer: $0.07
- Total: $0.21
Comparable S&B factory .380 FMJ ammo: $0.40 per round.
After I was done out in the shop I ordered a 6-cavity Lee TL356-95-RF mold. This will cast 95 grain round nose, flat point bullets suitable for use in .380 and could also be used in 9mm, although I generally like 115 - 124 grain bullets for 9mm. This will drive my cost per round down even more.
May as well have a really cool boat:
Most boats are a carefully considered compromise designed to cover as many bases as possible: floating holiday home, party island, offshore cruiser – jack of all trades, as the saying has it, master of none.
Safehaven Marine’s Barracuda SV11 eschews all those compromises, becoming the jack of a single trade, master of one. Its single dedicated purpose is to conquer rough water and transport its crew safely, regardless of conditions.
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There are no hot tubs, no teak deck option, no rise and fall TV. But there is a rise and fall gyro stabilised machine gun platform that emerges from the foredeck, controlled from the wheelhouse. Bulletproofing and a gun rack for the AK47s are also on the menu, should its customer base require it.
Oh, and it's a stealth boat.
"We've got multiple individuals detained on scene, and we have four firearms recovered from the scene, so it's possible that the individuals who were shot were also individuals shooting, but it's very early on in the investigation. We're looking to determine that," Foley said.
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On May 30, 1626, an explosion at the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory in Beijing destroyed part of the city and killed and estimated 20,000 people. Pictured above are ancient Chinese cannon, near the Forbidden City. — And on May 30, 1806, future US President Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson accused Jackson’s wife of bigamy. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. This is the final round of the contest. There will not be a “Round 125”! — Take Note: Our editorial calendar is now filled …
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For the last six years, I have been supplementing my retirement income by working as a rideshare driver. At first, I was a little apprehensive about picking up complete strangers and all of the potential danger that might entail. After almost 20,000 rides, I can honestly say that there was only one experience where I thought my personal safety was at risk and it was relatively minor. Since those early days, rideshare companies have greatly improved their safety tools for both drivers and riders. Although I did not begin driving as an exercise in preparedness, it quickly became one. The …
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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year. We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …
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“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. This is an …
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From an open source science journal:
Glaciers are rapidly retreating worldwide duto anthropogenic climate change, with severe implications not only for ecosystems and water security but also for cultural memory, emotional wellbeing, and environmental justice. In the Andes, glaciers are more than reservoirs of ice—they are living beings within Indigenous cosmologies, ancestral knowledge systems, and everyday life. This essay explores the cultural, emotional, and symbolic dimensions of glacial loss, focusing on Andean communities who view glaciers as sacred entities..
Glaciers as more-than-human beings
Is it that hard for an editor to say, "Yes, I understand that indigenous cultures have strong mythological beliefs about glacierz but that does mean we mistake that for science. Find whatever journal Carlos Castaneda editing now for this article."