Ben L. suggested posting a link to this Reason online article: Gun Control’s Twisted Outcome–Restricting firearms has helped make England more crime-ridden than the U.S. [1]
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Today we welcome a couple of new Affiliate advertisers [2] to our roster: SafetyGlasses.com [3] in the U.S. (they sell shooting glasses, ear protection, Nomex/Kevlar gloves, and hydration packs), and MacWarehouse [4] in the U.K. (Just in case a Mac iBook Laptop or an iPod is a survival priority for you. <vbg>) Whenever you use one of our Affiliate links [2] and place an order–with more than 60 companies in nine countries–we get a little piece of the action, which helps support SurvivalBlog. (Of course please patronize our paid banner advertisers first.)
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Frequent contributor Michael Z. Williamson [5] mentioned an interesting web page on Fire Pistons [6]. Speaking of fire making,take a look at this Wikipedia page [7]. Who knows when primitive skills might someday save your life? Learn bushcraft skills and pass them on to your children.
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The high bid is now up to $275 in the current SurvivalBlog benefit auction [8] for several items (including an EMP-proof antique radio, four books, and a copy of my “Rawles Gets You Ready” preparedness course [9]) that are being auctioned together as a lot:, with a combined retail value of around $370. The auction ends on April 15th. Just e-mail [10] me your bid. Thanks!