Frequent content contributor (and top notch novelist) Michael Z. Williamson mentioned two interesting articles posted over at the Box O’ Truth web site: New tests on pistol shotshells, and will school books stop bullets? (To explain: A candidate for the office of Texas state superintendent of schools recently said that he wants to distribute thick used textbooks to students so they can shield themselves from school shooters.)
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London Underground contact surfaces to get anti-flu disinfectant silver spray.
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There is currently an interesting thread about walking sticks/staves over at The Claire Files. Yes, they are multipurpose, but as we’ve discussed before on SurvivalBlog, their most important use is self defense.