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1. The 93% criminal acquisition of firearms used in crimes was first publicized by federal agent testimony during the Clinton era AW ban. 1993.

2. Airbnb privacy – As my wife more once stated, ” do you know how many nights we can stay in a motel / hotel for what you will pay for a travel trailer or a class c motorhome ? yea, I do . but that being said, thin walls in between rooms, bed bugs, no hidden cameras, etc. # 2 On gun control, I read someplace ( maybe it was here ), ” the founding fathers practiced the rule that good men didn’t need gun control and criminals wouldn’t pay any attention to gun control “. another saying that I read is something like this ” a gun, a firearm is a symbol of power and authority, how it is to be used is all in the minds of man “. Intro to the 1950 movie ” Colt .45 “

3. Nic Machiavelli on the relationship between the armed and un-armed:

   Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
   Ch. 14
   Because there is nothing proportionate between the armed and the unarmed; and it is not reasonable that he who is armed should yield obedience willingly to him who is unarmed, or that the unarmed man should be secure among armed servants. Because, there being in the one disdain and in the other suspicion, it is not possible for them to work well together.
   Ch. 14; Variant: There can be no proper relation between one who is armed and one who is not. Nor it is reasonable to expect that one who is armed will voluntarily obey one who is not.

   Hence it comes that all armed prophets have been victorious and all unarmed prophets have been destroyed.”

4. Companion Planting.
   We do need to pay attention to the direction of sunlight and other things.
   It also makes sense that certain plants would compete for resources.
   We tried planting onions with our potatoes last year. My thought was onion flavored potatoes might save us a step in the kitchen.
   The potatoes were smaller than expected and the onions just made nice vegetation topside.
   We have had success with the 3 sisters method of corn, beans and squash.
   We also experimented by planting 3 jalapeño pepper plants around the outside of a large pot. We put a habanero plant in the center of the pot.
   Those jalapeño peppers picked up a lot of heat through the roots of the habanero. That was a fun experiment.
   Time to plan our gardens is now. God Bless.

5. Airbnb:
   The very best and foolproof way in dealing with hidden cameras, is very simple, do not use their service, problem solved. How can anyone vacation or decompress knowing that they are being videotaped?

6. As an Oregon resident I oppose the idea of sending social workers to the homes of new born children. But on a related issue: When my grandchildren’s mother became deeply addicted to hard drugs and their father became less and less effective a parent and the state stepped in and took the kids; we asked the state to let us care for them. Since it had not yet reached a specific legal threshold the state allowed the father (who was still the legal guardian) to give us temporary guardianship. Kind of a strange legal loophole but a good one because the state worker told us that once the full force of the state was involved we would have to petition and it would take months to years and we had no priority simply because we were grandparents. Within three days of bringing the three grandkids into our home a state worker showed up for a surprise visit just before dinner. We welcomed her into our home, the children were sitting watching TV, I was making dinner. We talked, answered any and all of her question and were pleasant and even joking with her. She left and no one ever checked again.

   I am happy to say that 6 years later the three are back with mom. Mom did spend three years in jail and got here act together. we are still close to the kids and love them more like our own then our grandchildren. But fingers crossed that the system worked and I think the state did the right thing.

7. Non enforcement, no compliance, and sanctuary cities will become the norm should these anti-second amendment measures be passed by our socialist legislature!

8. Nuclear Warfare,

   Radiation’s Effects And Materials To Mitigate Them
   Posted by JC Dodge
   Jan 15, 2019
   American Partisan
   https://www.americanpartisan.org/2019/01/radiations-effects-and-materials-to-mitigate-them/

   Personal Protective Gear For A Nuclear Threat.
   Posted by JC Dodge
   Jan 18, 2019
   American Partisan
   https://www.americanpartisan.org/2019/01/personal-protective-gear-for-a-nuclear-threat/

   Types of and Effects of Nuclear Weapons on Humans and The Environment
   by Ron G
   (2019, January 19)
   MD Creekmore
   https://www.mdcreekmore.com/effects-of-nuclear-weapons-on-humans-2/

9. I have question? I know my husband has FLIR sights for his guns but someone mentioned that there are adapters for your smart phones/IPhones. Do you see this as added security for a family? The prices seem to be less expensive than the other models. Thanks.

10. Iowa tried that visit thing, and fortunately they got rid of it almost immediately. Although, as one commenter noted, state workers CAN be decent, some are not, particularly if they get a bounty for adopting kids out of the system. (Yes, that’s a real thing.)

11. I just tried to pull up the PDF on gun stats from the Department of Justice website and got this error message.

    Please be advised Internet usage is monitored and logged.
    A communication error occurred: “Connection refused” —VA99

    I always use TOR browser and am logging in from Germany so maybe that’s whey they blocked me….

12. Re:Air /BNB-this is why everyone should own some sort of “escape pod”, also known as an RV. You can buy used ones quite reasonably that are still in good shape. They make different sizes and layouts and classes for 99% to be happy with. You only have your own dirt to contend with; no bedbugs, no unwashed sheets, and no over-the-top fees to bring your dog along. And……..you don’t need to worry about unauthorized taping in areas of personal hygiene. I’d never go back to staying in hotel rooms or some strangers home.

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