Some additional BATFE Gunwalker scandal details: More on the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry [1]. I’m glad to hear that CBS News is following up on this with another segment. (Thanks to “Word” for the link.)
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Reader W.P.R. noted that on Wednesday, Wyoming became the fourth state to recognize the right to concealed carry without a permit [2]. (They joined Vermont, Alaska, and Arizona.) I expect that Colorado, Idaho, Montana, South Carolina, and Utah will soon follow suit. Please contact your state legislators, and encourage them to introduce or co-sponsor similar legislation.)
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I was doing some web wandering, and I learned that science fiction novelist Algis Budrys [3] had passed away, in June 2008. I suppose that I didn’t hear about his death back in Aught Eight, because I don’t subscribe to any of the science fiction anthology magazines or fanzines. I just now read this obituary [4]. This is the sort of sad news that evokes those “Gee, I would have really liked to have met him” thoughts. 🙁 Our mortal lives are much too short. Algis Budrys wrote one of my favorite survivalist novels, the unforgettable Some Will Not Die [5]
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The folks at Safecastle recently sent me this update: “Late yesterday, March 3, Oregon Freeze Dry, the parent of Mountain House, shut down its remaining can-dealer network until further notice in order to try to get a grip on their overwhelming backorder situation. It will likely be several months before we can offer Mountain House cans for sale again. Pouches [6] remain available, though for how long is uncertain.” Meanwhile, I heard from Ready Made Resources that they go the same notice from Mountain House, but that they’ve been told by Alpine Aire that their foods in #10 cans are still available [7], with just a 3 to 4 week delay before shipment. Whichever brand you choose, I strongly recommend that you quit dawdling and stock up, before the nation’s freeze dried food market gets completely overwhelmed. And I can vouch for the trustworthiness of all of the current SurvivalBlog advertisers. (Several of them sell Mountain House and Alpine Aire long term storage foods.)