Odds ‘n Sods:

David B. sent this from a Texas newspaper: Dallas-Fort Worth’s ‘modern survivalists’ are ready for layoffs — or war

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After an 18 year hiatus, during which prices rose from $700 to $4,000, the Steyr AUG A3 has finally hit the US market in a rail-topped US-made variation. The first few have already been popping up on Buddy’s Board and GunBroker.com. My advice: By one or more, if only as an investment. There may be very few sold before another Federal “assault on our rights” ban is enacted, and hence they will likely double in price.

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Reader SF in Hawaii notes: “With the revelation that the murderer in Binghamton, New York wore a bulletproof vest, expect to see legislation making them illegal for new sales to private citizens. If you haven’t done so already, go to BulletProofME.com and get one for every member of your family or survival team.”