SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at tactical evasion tactics.
How to Evade a Professional Military (Tracking, Countertracking)
“In today’s video, we tackle the life-and-death strategies of combat evasion. When the stakes are this high, your ability to avoid confrontation can be the difference between life and death. Join us on a journey into the heart of darkness, where we explore the grim reality of combat situations and the techniques that can save lives.“
Gulf Stream Current Could Collapse in 2025
Over at LiveScience: Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: ‘We were actually bewildered’.
Florida Judge: Give Up Your Guns or Your Husband Goes to Prison
Reader D.S.V sent us this: Florida Judge Gives Woman a Choice: Give Up Your Guns or Your Husband Goes to Prison. An excerpt:
“The events that led to Marok’s strange dilemma began years ago when her husband Ralph Marok was working for the Florida Department of Transportation. Ralph Marok, who’s now 60, fell off of a DOT truck and injured his back, according to his son Thomas Marok.
Ralph Marok became addicted to pain pills and turned to street drugs after Florida and other states made it more difficult to obtain prescription painkillers, his son explained. “This is the face of the opiate crisis,” Thomas Marok said of this father. “This is not the man who raised me.”
On April 6, 2022, at 1:38 a.m., Ralph Marok’s addiction reached a crisis point. According to a Charlotte Country Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies were sent to his home to investigate a “shots fired” call.
Investigators determined that the home across the street had been struck by gunfire. One round went through a glass picture window, and another struck the exterior wall. In addition, the right taillight was shot out of a blue Mercury Montego that was parked at the home. No one was injured.”
Shot Stop Ballistic Plates Recalled
Our Editor-At-Large Michael Z. Williamson spotted this notice, over at X-Twitter: Shot Stop Ballistic Plates Recalled.
61,000 Biometric Gun Safes Recalled
Another recall, by way of Fox News: Illinois company recalls 61,000 biometric gun safes over potentially deadly malfunction.
Rob a Gun Store With a Hammer? Get The Expected Result
A news story from my hometown — Livermore, California — linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Thug Tries to Rob Gun Store with a Hammer, Gets Fatally Schooled by Armed Owner. A pericope:
“Police said their investigation revealed that a 28-year-old man from Redwood City entered East Bay Firearms in the 4000 block of First Street around 2:30 p.m.
The burglar was wearing a mask, gloves, and a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head.
He was reportedly “acting suspicious.”
Witnesses told police that the crook then tried to rob the gun store by taking a firearm while armed with a hammer.
The gun store owner responded by firing two rounds, fatally wounding the man, police said.”
Black Bear Breaks Into Home, Steals Lasagna
Another Fox News item: Black bear breaks into home, steals lasagna from fridge. (Our thanks to reader C.B. for the link.)
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