Category: Note

April 16th is the birthday of two notable novelists: Agorist-Libertarian activist J. Neil Schulman (born April 16, 1953) is turning 60 today. He is best known as author of the novel Alongside Night. and, The late Samuel Youd (born 1922, died February 3, 2012.) He was the British novelist who was best known for his science fiction writings under the pseudonym John Christopher, including the survivalist novel Death of Grass (titled No Blade of Grass, in the American edition) as well as the Tripods Series of young adult sci-fi novel series. Youd wrote prolifically, using eight pen names. He was …

April 15th is dreaded as Income Tax Day in these United States, but it is also Patriot’s Day and this year it is also celebrated as National Buy A Gun Day. — Final Day! A reminder that Safecastle is currently running a semi-annual 25% off sale on Mountain House canned long term storage foods. Get your order in before midnight, Eastern time on April 15th. — We had hoped to announce the availability of the American Redoubt .999 fine silver coin today, but unfortunately because of a contractual problem between S.B.S.S. and their mint, this project is now on hold. …

Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 …

April 13, 1743 was the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. (He died on July 4, 1826 just a few hours before the death of John Adams. How patriotic of both of them to pass away on the Fourth of July.) — Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. …

I am quite concerned that S. 649 (“The Public Safety And Second Amendment Rights Protection Act”) might be approved by the Senate. A filibuster attempt failed. So now the only viable chance of stopping it is to cram it full of “Poison Pill” amendments. Please contact your Senators TODAY, and urge them to load up this bill with as many amendments as possible, to block its passage. My suggested amendments are: 1.) Redefine an “Antique” gun as any gun over 80 years old ((t is currently frozen at an arbitrary 1898 threshold), 2.) Re-open the NFA registry, allowing new transferable …

Happy birthday to John Milius. (He was born 1944.) He both wrote the screenplays and directed the films Dillinger, The Wind and the Lion, Big Wednesday, Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Farewell to the King, and Flight of the Intruder. He also wrote the screenplays of the first two Dirty Harry movies as well as the first draft of the screenplay for Patton. (Before Francis Ford Coppola turned it into a vaguely anti-war commentary laced with references to reincarnation.) Milius is my favorite Hollywood writer and director, in part because he stands for everything that Hollywood doesn’t. — Today we …

As the western world mourns the loss of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, America’s shooting fraternity mourns the loss of Rock River Arms co-founder Mark Larson. R.I.P. — Today is the birthday of Jim Bowie (born 1796, died March 6, 1836 at the Battle of the Alamo.) The Bowie knife–essentially a small short sword–was his lasting legacy. — Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A …

I just heard that Tattler Reusable Canning Lids is offering select items up to 30% off, through midnight April 9th, 2013. And if you enter the coupon code “100days” when checking out, you can take another 5% off your order.   — Today we present another two entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of …

April 8th is the birthday of the late Ian Smith, the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia. (Born, 1919, died November 20, 2007.) Ian Smith’s government was far from perfect, but it was much preferable to that of his successor: Comrade Mugabe and his thugs. Mugabe has absolutely wrecked and systematically looted the country and have made almost everyone’s lives miserable. Once residents of the prosperous Bread Basket of Africa, Zimbabweans now face starvation. The Rhodies have a saying: “Rhodesia didn’t die. It’s just fallen asleep and is having a bad dream called Zimbabwe.” Remember Rhodesia. — This is the last …

Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 …

Do you have some favorite attributed quotes that relate to preparedness, individual liberty, or moral principles? Please e-mail them and they will likely be featured in our Quotes of the Day. (There are now nearly 2,800 quotation archived.) — Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding …

The Rawles Gets You Ready Preparedness Course can now be downloaded directly to your PC and it is priced under $20. — Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two …

A Reminder: The Get Prepared Expo will be held April 6-7, in Lebanon, Missouri. I will be one of the featured speakers (via teleconference.) My lecture and Q&A session will be from 11 AM to 1 PM on Saturday April 6th. SurvivalBlog’s Back Country Editor Mat Stein will also be a speaker. They will have 100 exhibits and 80 one-hour seminars. The latter will be running six at a time for two days. — Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three …

FreezeDryGuy.com is having a 25% Off Sale on All Mountain House #10 Cans from April 2nd to April 8th, 2013. Don’t miss out. — Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and …

Today we present the first entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a …