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On January 11, 1129, formal approval was given to the organization of the Order of Templars (aka The Knights Templar) at the Council of Troyes. — On January 14th, 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Second Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence. In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty of Paris because the Treaty of Paris was also the name of the agreement that had ended the Seven Years’ War in 1763, Britain officially agreed to recognize the independence of its 13 former colonies as the new United States of America. — Jonathan Rawles (JWR’s …
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The new year has begun, and while it was a struggle to manage the farm and family matters last year, I’m feeling good about where things are now. I had too many animals on the farm of various types, fences that didn’t hold, and learned a lot about the animals’ different needs. I culled, sold, gave away, and downsized in a big way in some areas and upsized in others. I was running as fast as I could and that led to exhaustion. My “farm dreams” were sore in need of a reality check. But, the good news is, I …
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This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, news about the Laken Riley Act. (See the Montana section.) Idaho In the U.S. Senate: New bill aims to restrict transgender athletes from competing in female sports. A pericope: “On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo of Idaho, along with Alabama Senator Tommy …
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“Unceasingly, the government and its corporate partners are pushing for a national digital ID system. Local police agencies have already been given access to facial recognition software and databases containing billions of images, the precursor to a digital ID. Eventually, a digital ID will be required to gain access to all aspects of life: government, work, travel, healthcare, financial services, shopping, etc. Before long, biometrics (iris scans, face print, voice, DNA, etc.), will become the de facto digital ID.” – John Whitehead
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I have been battling gCode's fairly complex scheme for turning arcs and cirxcles. This bash script produces gCode to cut a circle centered in a biounding box specified byn the first four values, starting at z cutting circles at specified step size at the specified feed rate for a hole of specified size and mill diamete. There are a lot of intermediate steps there m ostly for debugging but likely useful for understanding the process.
#!/bin/bash
# Cut an interior circle starting at xStartBB yStartBB xEndBB yEndBB zStart zStep zEnd feedRate holeDiameter endMillDiameter
# BB is short for BoundingBox
if [ "$#" -eq 0 ];
then echo "$0 xBB yBB xEndBB yEndBB zStart stepZ endZ feedRate holeDiameter endMillDiameter"
else
xStartBB=$1
yStartBB=$2
xEndBB=$3
yEndBB=$4
startZ=$5
stepZ=$6
endZ=$7
feedRate=$8
holeDiameter=$9
endMillDiameter=${10}
millRadius=`echo "$endMillDiameter/2"|bc -l`
# Calculate starting cut points
echo $xEndBB $xStartBB $holeDiameter
center=`echo "(($xEndBB-$xStartBB)/2)"|bc -l`
offset=`echo "((($xEndBB-$xStartBB)-($holeDiameter))/2)"|bc -l`
startXCut=`echo "$xStartBB+$offset+$millRadius"|bc -l`
startYCut=`echo "($yEndBB-$yStartBB)/2"|bc -l`
endYCut=$startYCut
endXCut=`echo "$yEndBB - $offset - $millRadius"|bc -l`
# calculate radius for i
i=`echo "($center-$startXCut)"|bc -l`
cat prolog.nc >rotate.nc
echo "g1 z1.0 f$feedRate" >>rotate.nc
echo "g1 x$startXCut y$startYCut f$feedRate" >>rotate.nc
echo "g1 z$startZ y$startYCut f$feedRate" >>rotate.nc
newstartZ=`echo "$startZ+$stepZ"|bc -l`
for curZ in `seq $newstartZ $stepZ $endZ`
do
echo "g1 z$curZ f$feedRate" >>rotate.nc
echo "g2 x$endXCut y$endYCut i$i j0 f$feedRate" >>rotate.nc
echo "x$startXCut y$startYCut j0 i-$i" >>rotate.nc
done
echo "g1 z1.0 f$feedRate" >>rotate.nc
cat epilog.nc >>rotate.nc
fi
The two external files are prolog.nc
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g17 g20 g54
and epilog.nc
m2
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In recent years, insurance companies have begun using sophisticated computer modeling and artificial intelligence to calculate risk in fire-prone areas. That led several companies to stop writing new policies for homeowners and renters in places like Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Janet Ruiz, with the Insurance Information Institute, says, "They did have to restrict coverage so that when we have catastrophes such as the one in Los Angeles, they can pay claims."
Along with the destruction of lives and homes, the Los Angeles wildfires will also have a big impact on California's insurance market. Some estimates put insured losses from the fires at more than $20 billion.
California law requires insurance companies to hold reserves adequate to pay out claims even in a catastrophe such as these fires. For that reason, Dave Jones, a former California Insurance Commissioner, doesn't expect this event will push any companies into insolvency. Jones, who's now at UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, says, "It will be an earnings event for them as they say in the industry which means they won't make profits this year for sure.
But homeowners will also have to help pay for the fires.
Because insurance companies stopped writing new policies in these areas, many homeowners were forced to purchase coverage from California's FAIR plan. Often called the insurer of last resort, it's a plan created by the state and funded by the industry. Jones says so many homes in Pacific Palisades had coverage from FAIR, that it may run out of money. If that happens, the plan will impose a special assessment on home insurance policyholders across the state.
So even if you are one of the people who elect officials who understand that firefighting is an essential service, unlike DEI, you are going to get stuck with the bill for Los Angeles' incompetence.
Los Angeles authorities said they arrested 29 more people overnight in the fire zones, including one burglary suspect who was allegedly dressed as a firefighter.
Of the arrests, 25 people were apprehended in the Eaton fire zone, four in the Palisades fire zone, authorities said.
“We have people who will go to all ends to do what they do,” Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said of a man dressed in a fire jacket and helmet burglarizing homes.
One man, who was driving a truck, was arrested in the Palisades area, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and LAPD said. Other suspects were found inside the vehicle. The men pretended to be associated with a fire station but a quick check with the L.A. Fire Department proved that not to be the case, officials said.
Sheriff Robert Luna said those arrested were not from the area and that some had firearms and drugs.
I believe in asking political candidates and nominees specific questions that demand unequivocal answers… [More] Or they could just give her a pass for “I believe in the Second Amendment BUT…”
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[T]he application of section 922 G3 must accord with our nation’s history of firearms regulations and disarming individuals solely for their prior, occasional, or habitual marijuana use does not. [More] Far out! [Via Jess]
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House Bill 12 by Rep. Joy Garratt (D-ABQ) allows law enforcement officers to bypass the need for a “reporting party” and go straight to filing a petition for an extreme risk protective order based on information collected by the officers — allowing them to be the sole source and mechanism by which an order is … Continue reading "Your Terms of Surrender"
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Texas Congressman Introduces REMAIN In Mexico Act [More] We’re gonna need a bigger prognosis. Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority. [Via Sweet Babboo]
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SB25-003, Colorado’s newly filed “Assault Weapons” Semi-Auto Firearm bill will ban all rifles and shotguns that accept detachable magazines, along with many semi-auto pistols that accept detachable magazines. If enacted, the Colorado Attorney General would have the power and authority to further define the nuanced and often contradictory bill language. [More] They’re just trying to … Continue reading "From the People Who Would Benefit Politically from You Being Dead"
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This document articulates a global vision for the unrestricted right to keep and bear arms, framing it not as a legal entitlement but as a fundamental human right transcending national boundaries. It establishes a universal principle meant to resist regulation, encouraging builders to adopt a mindset of perpetual innovation and resilience against regulatory and societal … Continue reading "What’s Not to Like?"
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Keys trio’s AR-15 target practice on homemade range sends bullet into couple’s bedroom, cops say [More] Looks like the more sophisticated than us crowd dominating “Comments” is blaming this on Florida gun laws and MAGA… [Via Steve T]
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NEW From KRISS USA is a new DA/SA, hammer-fired pistol! Details are hard to find, but the first look is interesting!A Florida cop was watching pornography on his phone when he slammed his patrol car into a vehicle stopped ahead of him, according to an internal affairs report that accused the deputy of initially lying about the accident. [More] So the gripping story didn’t reach a climax…? [Via Steve T]
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No Surprise: Tulsi Gabbard Flip-Flops on Spying in Desperate Bid to Save Nomination… (REALLY EASY IQ Test: Are you surprised by any Gabbard flip-flop?)… (REALLY TOUGH IQ Test: Has Gabbard actually changed her position on anything, ever?) [More] That’s what I want to know.
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Nevada court blocks police from using federal loophole for civil forfeiture [More] But note the guy at the center of the case is still in court. “Securing the Blessings of Liberty” my… eye. [Via Michael G]
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‘We all have the same hope’: St. Louis Regional Crime Commission under new leadership [More] Yeah, a culture of disarmed snitches has always been MY goal… [Via bondmen]
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Lawmakers question security at Missouri Capitol [More] It’s important the ones who pass edicts to keep you from defending y0urself and your loved ones vote themselves the finest armed security your money can buy. [Via bondmen]
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GOP Lawmakers Might Be Poised to Score a Major Second Amendment Victory [More] If you call further codifying permits for rights as the national standard, continued state infringements, and salvaging deservedly tarnished reputations a “major victory”… Not that it will pass. Or not be tied up in courts until the pendulum swings back to Democrats. … Continue reading "It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Term ‘Major Victory’ Is"
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Axios Has a Total Meltdown Because the Press Can’t Control the Narrative Anymore [More] We saw what kind of job they did when they thought they could. [Via bondmen]
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Homeless man, 69, won’t face charges after stabbing thugs who terrorized him on subway, killing 1: DA [More] But…but…but… Hats off to A No.1. [Via bondmen]
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How a ‘warrior’ brain surgeon saved his Malibu street from wildfires and looters [More] Arrest that scofflaw! [Via bondmen]
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Rep. Burlison Seeks to Repeal the National Firearms Act [More] If he knows there’s no chance it’ll even get out of the House, why? What doable increments is he introducing? [Via bondmen]
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LEAKED: Bureau of Prisons Insider Exposes Documents Inside DOJ Proposing Policy Downgrading Child Exploitation from a “High Severity” to a “Low Severity” Offense [More] They should go to the UK. They consider it a signing bonus perk. [Via Michael G]
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What more is there to add? [More] Who thinks the revolution will appreciate him? [Via Michael G]
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LAPD Has ‘No Probable Cause’ to Charge Wildfire Suspect Carrying Blowtorch With Arson [More] But Gavin Newsom, the Democrats, and the DSM have enough to convict climate change and Donald Trump in the court of public opinion. Tangentially-Related UPDATE ATF Takes Charge of the Investigations Related to Great Los Angeles Fire [More] So, it’s not … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Improbable Enough"
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They’re oblivious to what unforgiveable Nazis deserving of being chased away howling they are, aren’t they? My Mom always wondered what it was her kid brother died for. Why are we still committed to defending this tyranny again…? I’d not only not die for these people, I wouldn’t even send them a gun. [Via CP] … Continue reading "Meanwhile, Across the Pond…"
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| RX: "Next thing you know, you'll be snorting fat lines of grated parmesan." Me: "You say that like it's a bad thing." |
New Concealed Carry Law Takes Effect July 1 – Plus a Lib Bonus: Vehicle Weapons Now Must Be Locked Up [More] I don’t suppose being forced to take an eight-hour course and pass a written exam to vote is in the cards… Coloradans take note. You’ll find no more staunch defender of all rights from … Continue reading "CO Democrats Selective in Which Rights They Shred"
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The opening days of the legislative session start on Monday. We cannot sugarcoat it. This is going to be ugly. [More] Thanks in no small part to Republicans without principle or courage…
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My parents lived through the Roaring Twenties and the early Thirties when “motor bandits” and assorted gangsters were always in the headlines. I became fascinated with the era hearing them discuss it in the 1950s, when the “Dillinger Days” were closer in time to them than 9/11 or the Columbine High School atrocity are to […]Though they are significantly less powerful than real firearms, non-powder guns such as BB or air guns can be deadly, and should be regulated as such. [More] They’d rather 10-year-old me had been mauled and eaten by jube dogs. [Via Jess]
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Whitehall police officer fired for falsifying evidence in arrest of innocent woman, chief says [Watch] Believe the chief or believe the FOP…? I think they need to add a Number 3. [Via Matthew L]
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Should you intervene in a mass attack? Is defending a third person legally different from defending yourself? Do you have a duty to retreat in these situations? And what practical considerations should you weigh, like your physical safety and the chaos of multiple 911 calls? Armed Attorneys Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes discuss whether you … Continue reading "Moment in the Spotlight"
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D-K Productions is a collaboration between the rGerman company Sport System Dittrich (SSD) and an American partner. SSD has been making reproductions of German World War Two small arms for something like 20 years – [...]
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Sergeant Weaver has also been charged with Sexual Assault, and former Officer Krasley has been charged with Kidnapping, Involuntary Sexual Intercourse and Intimidation of a Witness… [More] I see “Allentown Police Department limited who can comment on this post.” I wanted to ask them how someone could go for years and rise to the rank … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Penetrating Enough"
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Los Angeles wildfires: City’s infamous red tape preventing private security from helping homeowners, firms say [More] They vote for a government that won’t allow them to protect their lives and their property…? One that wants to forcibly disarm me? How bad for them am I supposed to feel?
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A New Jersey attorney who was denied a gun permit is suing Springfield Township and its police department in federal district court, alleging they violated his right to bear arms because of pro-Palestinian social media posts…. In records that Saadeh obtained through the state Open Public Records Act, police wrote that granting the permit renewal … Continue reading "If They Can Do It to Him…"
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As of this guide’s initial publish date, 80% lower receivers and frames are not considered as firearms by the ATF however they are not legal to ship directly to buyers residing in the District of Columbia. [More] Not because ATF didn’t try, but it’s probably OK because my bet is they didn’t buy it. [Via Andy … Continue reading "Rules for Thee…"
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- Jim Grey's first impressions of the Nikon 35Ti he purchased from me. (It's a really neat camera but I have reluctantly come to accept I'm not a wide-angle street shooter and it's nice to see it go somewhere it'll get some use. I still have my Kodak S1100 XL nostalgia camera if I want to give it another try.)
- The Volvo 122S 5-door wagon.
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
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The Priceville Police Department said two suspects entered Tucker’s Guns & Ammo in the 600 block of Highway 67 around 3 a.m.
PPD said at 5:09 p.m. Sunday that they had arrested and charged 19-year-old Maki William Burt, of Decatur, with second-degree burglary. Three people under the age of 19 were also arrested and will face criminal charges, but due to their age police did not identify them.
January 13, 1742: During the Anglo-Spanish War, the HMS Tyger ran aground on a coral reef near Garden Key, Florida. The wreck was rediscovered 1993, and was firmly identified in 2024. — On January 13, 1842, Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, became famous for (reputedly) being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 men when he reached the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad. — On this day in 1912, a state record low temperature of -40°F (also -40°C), was observed in Oakland, Maryland. — This is also the birthday …
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I have some great news: The new batch of 32-gigabyte waterproof SurvivalBlog archive USB sticks is now available for pre-sale. I’ve had some folks write to ask about what is included in the new 2005-2024 SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. There certainly is a lot! These sticks of course have everything that has ever been posted in SurvivalBlog, dating back to its launch in August, 2005, and up to December 31, 2024. In my humble opinion, these feature articles, product reviews, columns, and quotations just by themselves are worth the price of the archive stick. But then there is also a …
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With a bright, crisp, and crystal-clear field-of-view; lightweight; highly intuitive zoom and focus rings; an unbeatable warranty; and easily packable contours; the Maven S.2 12-27X56mm Spotting Scope is an outstanding optic for field, range, or home use. It has an Abbe-Koenig prism, fluorite glass, and it is waterproof and fog-proof. It is made from Japanese components that are assembled in San Diego, California,. The scopes then undergo quality control in Lander, Wyoming. The S.2 was priced at $1,050 at the time of this writing. (Full Disclosure: Maven is an affiliate advertiser of SurvivalBlog.com. SurvivalBlog earns a modest commission on the …
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The following recipe for Pasta and Beans (Pasta Fagioli) is from SurvivalBlog reader Callie B. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons dried parsley 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or less, to taste) Salt (to taste) 1 (14.5-ounce) canned chicken broth (or equivalent volume of fresh or frozen broth) 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce ½ cup of a small dry pasta such as ditalini, ditali, acini di pepe, small shell pasta, tubettini, orzo, or the old …
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Today’s graphic was suggested by Avalanche Lily: Map of U.S. Gun Ownership Rates. (This map is courtesy of Visual Capitalist.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. JWR’s Comments: Take note that this data comes from the anti-gun website The Trace. So I suspect that the figures are all skewed low. When they are polled in telephone surveys, I assume that many gun owners hang up, or are reluctant to report their gun ownership. You can see how strongly the American Redoubt region ranks. If Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington were separate states, then their rates of …
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“…what I can say is that there is an alignment with all those who are willing to fight against socialism at the international level. All those who want to fight against socialism at the international level are my allies. Because the enemy is socialism, the enemy is statism, the enemy is collectivism. And all those who are willing to fight that fight, we are all together. Later we will discuss the emerging order, whether it will be more or less liberal, whether it will resemble classical liberalism or minarchism or anarcho-capitalism, but that is a second order discussion.” – Javier …
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I find debugging bash scripts on my Linux box in the shop unpleasant; the temptation is make the last change and then run it. Sitting upstairs in my office encourages contemplative debugging. It has been a while since I installed cygwin; I forgot how much does not install by default such as emacs and bc.
It is much less useful than I remember. I installed cygwin emacs but it is apparently not in path. I am too tired to fight it.
Landmark California environmental laws will be suspended for wildfire victims seeking to rebuild their homes and businesses, according to an executive order signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Requirements for building permits and reviews in the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act — often considered onerous by developers — will be eased for victims of the fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other communities, according to the order.
“California leads the nation in environmental stewardship. I’m not going to give that up,” Newsom told Jacob Soboroff on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “But one thing I won’t give into is delay. Delay is denial for people: lives, traditions, places torn apart, torn asunder.”
You are doubtless aware of this one: "A developer is someone who wants to build a house in a forest (or in this case, on a beach), An environmentalist already has one."
Talking with my sons today about the California fires. One son runs the water for a city of 50K, the other runs a small rural water district.
Both of them told me that in the event of a catastrophe, they had about three hours of water in the tanks available for use. A large fire, for example, with multiple trucks pumping from hydrants, about three hours before supplies became critical. If the electric power was lost that runs the well pumps or the booster pumps, that would cut into the supply because they couldn't refill the storage tanks that feed the pressure to the hydrants.
Elder son says that what scares him the most is a "freeze event", where a big freeze hits the area and many small 1/2" lines burst. He said that if he had a couple of hundred small lines burst, the effect would be like losing a large line. He told me that the water folks in Los Angeles have a particular problem because all those structures that have burned, all had water going into them. As the turn the systems back on, someone is going to have to go around and close the valves at the individual meters.
It was interesting listening to the boys talk across the table today at lunch. Today was meatloaf, potato salad and yeast rolls. I learned a lot about water management and what the worker bees in California are going through right now.
But, just so you know, your water system, the one you use to wash dishes and take a shower, is always three hours from catastrophe
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The spawn of Affirmative Action from the '70s is the latest effort of the Democrat party to promote lesser people into positions of influence. It had nothing to do with merit or ability, simply a checklist of grievance or mediocrity. The clearest example I can think of is when Joe Biden promised to pick a black woman as his VP. Not a capable person with a resume of excellence, just a black woman. We got Kamala Harris, a failure at everything except self-promotion.
This may be unfair to hundreds or thousands of good people who were hired or promoted in the past four years, but when the stated objective of any organization is to promote DEI, then we can fairly assume that anyone hired or promoted filled the boxes of DEI.
It's not just government or private companies, it is the voters too. The example of the people of Los Angeles voted for Karen Bass, probably the most inept mayor in office today. The very fact that the people of Los Angeles have not risen up and forcibly overthrown her is simply an example of good people being kind to the retarded.
The people that Bass hired are also shaded by the pall of DEI. Fairly or not, her stated hiring practices were aligned with DEI. We cannot assume that they were competent, only that competent people were passed over for the golden idol of diversity.
Don't blame us if we call it out when we see it. For better or worse, DEI was a stated policy and we can only assume that the hiring practices were in line with it.
NSSF uses a slightly different method to estimate gun sales
The National Instant background Check System Checks (NICS) recorded the sixth highest gun sales on record for December, 2024.
Last Month this Correspondent predicted, on AmmoLand: December sales would be about 1.6 million. Gun sales for 2024 would be about 14.6 million. From the previous article:
"This correspondent expects a drop in gun sales in 2024, to a bit less than what was recorded in 2022, to about 1.6 million sales."
Estimated gun sales for December, 2024 were 1.62 million.
"This correspondent’s prediction is 2024 will have had 14.6 million guns recorded as sold by NICS."
Estimated gun sales for all of 2024 were 14.68 million.
Comparison of gun sales by type, 2023 to 2024
The gun sales for December of 2024 were the seventh highest on record. The total gun sales for 2024, as estimated from recorded NICS sales, are the eighth highest since NICS started records in 1998.
December is usually the strongest month for gun sales through the NICS system. Gun sales dropped off in December, most likely because of the election of former and future president Donald Trump. Donald Trump has always campaigned as being friendly to and protective of, the Second Amedment. Major campaign supporter of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, transformed the media landscape with his purchase of Twitter. Musk has been a strong and vocal supporter of the Second Amendment. Donald Trump's three Supreme Court appointments made all the difference in restoring the Second Amendment to the same level of official recognition as the First Amendment. That fight continues with a few states defiant of the Supreme Court and the Constitution.
People considering purchasing firearms no longer needed to fear the political attacks of the Biden administration the Democratic party and the "old, dominant media". The "old dominate media" showed it was no longer the dominant or mainstream purveyor of news, able to gatekeep information and create the narrative it desired for the nation. Without the fear of the Democratic party, or the fear-mongering of the "old dominant media", the urgency of firearm purchases has receded.
Some market segments may be saturated. When Barack Obama was elected, the estimated number of "modern firearms " (1899-2008), privately owned in the United States of America was 308 million. In the last 16 years, another 208 million have been added to the private stock.
Constant dollar prices for practical and effective firearms, have decreased by roughly 75% in the last 120 years. Quality ammunition prices have dropped by about 90% or more in constant dollars. Anyone who can legally own a gun, in 90% of American states, can own one and a hundred rounds of ammunition for a weeks work at a minimum wage job. In a few states and cities, the right to own a firearm is still limited by legislation. Those unconstitutional statutes are being challenged in court.
The states in defiance include the high population states of California, Illinois, and New York. When court cases prevent those states from unconstitutionally infringing on Second Amendment rights, expect a significant increase gun sales, to meet the pent up demand.
December of 2024 was the 65th consecutive month where gun sales, as estimated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, totaled over one million a month.
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The Brazilian city Belem (the entrance gate to the Amazon River) was founded by Captain Major Francisco Branco on January 12, 1616. The photo of Belem above is courtesy of The Drinking Traveler. — John Hancock was born on January 12, 1737. He was the first and certainly the most prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence. — The British-Zulu War began on January 12, 1879. British troops, under Lieutenant General Frederic Augustus, invaded Zululand from the southern African republic of Natal. — Today is the birthday of Edmund Burke. (Born 1729, died 9 July 1797.) — Reader M.B. mentioned …
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(Continued from Part 5. This concludes the article.) The number of hours required to complete an agricultural task has been in decline for over 100 years. This is one of the key concepts that you need to understand in order to have the best chance of surviving the future as these efficiency increases also are across many industries. Time is not spread out evenly on a farm which is a problem from a labor perspective. There are many times in the life cycle of a grain farm where there is nothing to do, but wait especially with dryland (non-irrigated) farming …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: News Report: Justin Trudeau is Depressed After His Ouster From Canadian Leadership But He Can Earn The Praise Of The Citizenry, If He Volunteers To Be “MAID Of Honor” News Links: Trudeau Gives Up, Gets Emotional After Resignation As Canada PM Canadians speak on Trudeau’s resignation as prime minister Medical assistance in dying: Overview 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 …
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“Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after …
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Thinking about the fires in L.A., and I'm guessing that there are a whole lot more homeless people today than there was last Saturday. With all those houses burned, lots of folks are sleeping in unfamiliar situations.
Many of these folks will recover. They are not the kind of people who will remains homeless for long. No sleeping in tents on the sidewalk or under a bridge. They have networks, family, friends, assets that they can use to start to recover.
Los Angeles still has the homeless that they had last week, but those folks are not so much homeless as helpless. No place to live, no place to go, they are simply a drain on the taxpayer. When we subsidize something, we get more of it, and I'm not sure that Los Angeles can afford to subsidize them anymore. Let then either move or starve, it's an easy choice.
The fires are still raging, and L.A. simply will not have the revenue to solve everyone's problem. Better that the available money be spent on taxpayers instead of those who bring nothing to the community.
Yesterday we took a look at a reproduction of the Winchester 1907 Self Loader made for the Dillinger gang (and others) by Hyman Lebman. Today, I’m taking it out to a 2-gun match, paired with [...]
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Video at this link to report From fox35orlando
On December 27, 2024, a judge finally dismissed murder charges against Edward Druzolowski. Druzolowski, aged 78,had shot and killed a violent felon, Brian Ford, 42, who was a neighbor. Ford had approached him with a chain saw and threatened him, on September 17, 2023, more than a year previously. The incident happened on Druzolowski's property in Volusia County, Florida.
Durzolowski was covered by Florida's Stand Your Ground law. Why did it take so long for the judge to dismiss the charges? The incident appeared to be a case of self defense by an elderly man defending against a violent felon.
Druzolowski may have made misstatements in his early talking to police officers. Early stories did not mention that Ford had a chainsaw or that he had threatened Druzolowski. Early reports, published on September 18, 2023, claimed Druzolowski said the opposite. From Fox35orlando:
Druzolowski said he thought his neighbor would leave his property after he pointed the gun and told him to leave. He said he had the gun for his protection and that he felt safer with it, but also noted that his neighbor did not have anything in his hands – weapons or otherwise – and did not threaten to harm or kill him.
Image of Edward Druzolowski
Druzolowski was reported to have said he believed his revolver had two empty chambers, and the second pull of the trigger would also be a "click". Instead it was a "boom".
Two days later, it was reported Fords son, eight years old, who was at the scene of the shooting, had told police officers a different version of events. The son said his father had told Druzolowski he would cut off Druzolowski's head with a chainsaw. The son said the chainsaw was not running at the time. The chainsaw and two knives were found at the scene next to Ford's body. The event occurred on Druzolowski's property. Ford was cutting tree limbs on Druzolowski's side of the fence with the chainsaw. From fox35orlandoeo:
Criminal defense attorney Michael Panella was not involved in the case, but said a stand your ground defense comes down to reasonableness, and whether the threat justifies deadly force.
"First of all, the decedent was armed. I think that's a huge deal. The fact that he had the capability to cause great bodily harm with a chainsaw during this altercation can’t be underscored enough", Panella said. "The other issue that came up in this case is that he had a reputation for violence."
Panella also noted the drastic age and strength differences between Ford and Druzolowski – all factors he said a judge would take into consideration when ruling on a stand your ground case.
According to the Volusia County Clerk of Courts, Ford had been arrested close to two dozen times since 2004. Some of his charges were violent offenses.
Another incident in Florida in 2023 involved a gun and a chain saw. From AmmoLand:
In 2023, in another gun v. chainsaw incident in Florida, a Florida Court of appeals ruled merely displaying and loading a firearm was not a "use of deadly force".
Analysis:
It is bad policy to attempt to give detailed responses to police immediately after a self defense event. These events almost always produce high levels of adrenaline. Acute stress can cause memory loss and the distortion of events in memory. If Druzolowski's first interview with police had included the chainsaw, knives, and the threat, he might never have been prosecuted. Those facts were included in his testimony after the effects of the stress wore off and he had the aid of an attorney. From synopticpotential.com:
What’s more, science suggests that the effects of stress on your ability to remember can be quite long-lasting (e.g. from 25-90 minutes after the stress) whilst your cortisol levels are still elevated, and only recovering once your cortisol has started to near its baseline levels.
In the emotion of the aftermath of shooting his neighbor, those facts escaped his memory. The physical evidence and the testimony of an eight year old who was on the scene, with no reason to lie about a threat by his father, were extremely important.
This correspondent knows of several instances where victims psychologically have a difficult time admitting they had to kill an attacker in self defense. Instead they fantasize it was an "accident", or "I did not intend to shoot him", or "The gun went off". These sort of statements can conflict with a legal justification of self defense. They indicate a crime of manslaughter or negligent homicide. If a person did not intend to shoot, the justification for shooting in self defense is placed in question.
If a person is involved in a case of self defense, consultation with an attorney should be done before a detailed statement is given to the police. Police officers routinely wait 24 hours before giving detailed statements when they have been involved in a shooting. 24 hours gives time for the stress to wear off and memory to return.
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Gun Watch
A vehicle theft suspect ended up at Swedish Edmonds Hospital after being shot by the truck owner’s relative while leaving the scene in the 23000 block of Lakeview Drive in Mountlake Terrace Thursday morning.
Mountlake Terrace Police Cmdr. Scott King said the suspect was in the process of stealing a truck around 4:30 a.m. Thursday and was confronted by the truck owner’s relative. The thief pointed a pistol at the relative in response, but the relative was also armed with a handgun and fired at the suspect.
The person stealing the truck was successful and drove away, not to freedom, but to the hospital.
"That person is doing sign language to make me feel powerless" is such a fricking bonkers take.
