SurvivalBlog reader K.S. wrote in to tell us that GunMag Warehouse currently has a fantastic price on Springfield XD-9 and XD-40 magazines [1] – $13.99 for either.
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For those that care, a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) [2] is a hiccup from our sun. Doesn’t happen often, and when it does it normally misses the earth.
One of significance hit the earth in 1859 known as the Carrington Event. If an event like that would happen today, it would fry our electrical grid and it would take out all the large transformers which are custom made, so there isn’t a spare sitting on the shelf. If you have ever heard of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse), the effect is quite similar. North Korea and Iran and others would love to detonate one a few hundred miles over the US. This is reason given why NORAD has moved back deep inside Cheyenne Mountain. Consider a world or a US without electricity, with basically no warning. Generators only run until the fuel runs out – MtH
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California Drought Could Wipe Cities Off Map If Their Water Runs Out [3] – G.P.
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If you are traveling across state lines with a CHL, this is a good article on if one has a duty to inform law enforcement of carrying firearm without first being asked. [4] – J.C.
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Double standard? LA Police Chief pilfers 7 guns, forges checks, steals city cash and gas – gets probation [5] – T.P.