Frequent content contributor (and top notch novelist) Michael Z. Williamson [1] mentioned two interesting articles posted over at the Box O’ Truth web site: New tests on pistol shotshells [2], and will school books stop bullets? [3] (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 [4].)
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London Underground contact surfaces to get anti-flu disinfectant silver spray. [5]
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There is currently an interesting thread about walking sticks/staves over at The Claire Files. [6] Yes, they are multipurpose, but as we’ve discussed before on SurvivalBlog, their most important use is self defense. [7]