J.H.B. sent us the link to this update at the Gun Owners of America (GOA) web site: Firearms Legislation in the 111th Congress. (a good page to bookmark.) Readers should note that H.R. 45 currently has little support (it is not gathering co-sponsors) so at least for the present time please don’t expend too much time organizing and letter writing about this bill.
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John C. sent us this article, which has some implications for survivalists that foresee a breakdown in law and order, and large, organized gangs of looters: Congo town mounts own defense against rebels
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The WRSA has announced a couple of more sessions of their excellent “Grid Down” Medical course, in Peyton, Colorado, and Clackamas, Oregon. Not only is it excellent training, but you are also very likely to meet fellow SurvivalBlog readers. (Wear your SurvivalBlog hat or T-shirt!)
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My friend Bob in Tennessee sent this article from Jihad Watch: 35 Jihad Training Compounds on American Soil. Not only is the terrorist threat significant in itself, but so is the possibility of government reaction casting a wide net, perhaps making anyone doing tactical training out in the woods a “terrorist”, and possibly arrested for “paramilitary activities.”