Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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A video from NotaRubicon: Abbree AR-8118 GMRS Radio Review [1]. JWR’s Comment: I suggest that readers buy several of them, before they get import banned or re-designed to be band-locked, by FCC diktat.
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A fantastic CMP Announcement: M14 rifles will be released for civilian sale! [2] (Presumably with the full auto receiver lug cut off.) Not familiar with the CMP? Then read this: The CMP: America’s Quiet National-Security Insurance Policy [3].
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Court strikes down NJ’s ‘assault weapons’ ban and magazine capacity restrictions [4]. JWR’s Comment: Note the predicatable liberal whining and handwringing. The N.J. State Police say that enforcement of the bogus law ends on July 31st [5], so get ready to place your magazine orders. I recommend GunMag Warehouse. [6] (One of our affiliate advertisers)
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Modern Sporting Rifle (aka detachable magazine semi-auto rifle) production [7] peaked at 3 million per year during the COVID pandemic, but it is still more than 1 million per year. As a data point for comparison, the growth of the U.S. population [8] has slowed to a rate of 1.8 million people per year.
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As reported by the leftist publication The Hill: Americans’ concerns about AI outweigh excitement nearly threefold: Poll [9]. JWR’s Comment: The most significant point in all of this is that genuine concern about AI transcends party politics. I predict that a new generation of preppers will come from at least three quadrants of the political compass [10].
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Survey shows farmers split on AI use in the fields, majority skeptical of results [11].
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Reader Tim in Florida sent this reminder to be careful about who you trust: Orlando gun violence prevention program suspends operations as entire staff is terminated [12]. JWR’s Comments: “Gun Violence” is an oxymoron. Guns are inanimate tools. They are incapable of committing violence. But criminals certainly are.
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Cousin Al suggested this, at Pinterest: Hidden compartment cabinetry ideas [13]. And this page at Etsy: Secret Compartment Plans [14].
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A recent essay by our friend Brandon Smith: The Odyssey And The Tiresome Woke War Against White Culture [15].
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I missed hearing this prepping podcast back in August of 2025: A.I. & Why Prepping Isn’t Just for Survivalists Anymore [16].
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