Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Dr. Cynthia J. Koelker, SurvivalBlog’s Medical Editor, wrote to mention that registration is now open for her Survival Medicine classes to be held next week in Georgia, and another in March, in Ohio. Details can be found on her web site: ArmageddonMedicine.net.     o o o   Doc Cindy also recommended “Get doxycycline while you can.  There is a nationwide shortage with pharmacies already running out.  Price increases up to 2000% are expected.”       o o o For those who love white papers, futurism, and conjecture, reader A.D.K. suggested this heavily link-laden U.S. Air Force web site: Future Conflict Studies    …

Easier Flashlight Mod Increases Run Time 3.6X    o o o Fascinating! How a Canadian history buff (may have) solved a Second World War ‘pigeon-code mystery. (Thanks to Karl H. for the link.)    o o o How to Make Batteries From Spare Change    o o o Gregg P. sent: Search of DNA Sequences Reveals Full Identities. In First World nations, law enforcement agencies are busily building huge libraries of blood and tissue samples (cheek swabs.) If eugenics ever regains popularity, or if “genetic profiling” for a family criminal tendency or psychological abnormality ever emerges, then this is very …

Marine: .223 May Not Be Lethal Enough for Civilians. (Kudos to Jim W. for the link.)    o o o F.G. mentioned a new music video from South Africa: Tyd Om Te Trek? (The Time to Emigrate?)    o o o Australians restock the gun racks.    o o o Gun maker backlogs are building! The Stag Arms web site now mentions: “We would like to thank all of our customers for your support. Currently we have approximately two years of backorders for rifles, upper halves, and lower receivers.” (Thanks to F.G. for the tip.)

There are peaceful marches  to stand up for our rights on every state capitol planned for January 19th.    o o o 3D Printed magazines for ARs. Yes, they are experimenting with it. A thicker floorplate retainer is a the next logical step.    o o o The UK government is now “in consultation” on requiring licenses for air rifles in Scotland. (“Careful, you might put your eye out!’) Thanks to Jonathan B. for the link.    o o o Some sad news from the Land of The Dutiful Boot Lickers: Dinas Powys gun arsenal found in flat. Oh well, …

Bill called ‘toughest gun control package in the nation’ passed by New York Senate. The new package of laws would in effect turn psychiatrists into law enforcement officers. It will also ban any magazines over SEVEN round capacity!    o o o For any who missed this when it was produced by the late Aaron Zelman and released by JPFO, a few years back: Innocents Betrayed – The History of Gun Control    o o o Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha awarded Medal of Honor    o o o Alan W. sent: Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide …

Here it comes… Biden: White House readies 19 executive actions on guns. Obviously the series of meetings that Biden recently held were nothing but a charade. These Executive Orders must have been written months ago and waiting on the shelf for an opportune moment. If the Executive Branch moves are indeed drastic, I predict that we can expect to see: 1.) some robust assertion of State sovereignty in many western and southern states (akin to the recent legislative news from Wyoming and Texas), 2.) calls for impeachment, and 3.) calls for immediate intervention by the Supreme Court. (The 2000 Presidential …

An interesting new food grade container: Jolly Tank. Needless to say, it is not DOT-approved for carrying fuel in a vehicle, and of course such containers should be discarded after use to carry anything toxic or biohazardous. But I can see umpteen potential uses.    o o o California legislator plans to further tighten the screws on gun owners: New ammunition purchase regulations. See also: California testing limits of gun-control rules in wake of Newtown shooting.    o o o Biden Hints at Outlawing Unregulated Gun Sales. Of course there is NO FEDERAL JURISDICTION for private party intrastate sales of …

Large Cities All Over America Are Degenerating Into Gang-Infested War Zones. Meanwhile we read this madness: Connecticut Democrat state senator Edward Meyer pushed for Barney Fife Law. That eastern Nanny State idiocy is balanced by this news story from Texas: HPD: Witnesses shoot robbery suspect. Be sure to watch the video. Kudos to the vigilante Texas dog, too.    o o o Safecastle has announced a big “The Food Abides” sale. Check out their selection and prices. Included in this sale are: Yoder’s meats, a dairy variety pack and cases of bacon, cheese, butter and ghee.    o o o …

Steve H. wrote to report: Now they’re coming for our wood burning stoves: Reduction in Air Pollution from Wood Stoves Associated With Significantly Reduced Risk of Death    o o o File under Preposterous Pedantry: Make guns smart. While you are at it “Jeremy”, why don’t you petition Microsoft to add a sanity checker to supplement their existing spell checker so that their software can’t be used to create crazy editorials. (OBTW, I always thought is was priceless that Microsoft Word’s spell checker thought “Schumer” was a typo, and suggested “Schemer” as the correction. Touché.)    o o o Egg …

Backwoods Home magazine is having a two day free ebook and emagazine giveaway on January 10th and 11th, 2013.    o o o H.L. sent: Teachers In Ohio, Texas Flock To Free Gun Training Classes    o o o L.C. sent this: How to make strike anywhere matches    o o o Reminder: Blog readers in Florida should plan to attend the Life Changes Be Ready Preparedness Expo and Gun Expo on Saturday January 19, 2013. I will be a guest speaker, via teleseminar. The event will be held at the Volusia County Fair and Expo Center in DeLand, Florida. …

Blog readers in Florida should plan to attend the Life Changes Be Ready Preparedness Expo and Gun Expo on Saturday January 19, 2013. I will be a guest speaker, via teleseminar. The event will be held at the Volusia County Fair and Expo Center in DeLand, Florida.    o o o Randy K. came across a series of YouTube videos by a young woman who made a comprehensive switch to a homesteading lifestyle. Randy describes it as “…quite lively and entertaining. Unlike some of the run-of-the-mill stuff out there, she makes these videos personal and shares little bits of herself …

Kevin S. recommended the very informative (link-heavy) web site of ham radio operator Ron Herring (W7HD.)    o o o Kevin also mentioned this from the Family Research Council: Hunger, Plenty, and Population    o o o Peter Ferrara of Forbes sums it up well: ‘Assault Weapon’ Is Just A PR Stunt Meant To Fool The Gullible. (Thanks to J.B.G. for the link.)    o o o F.G. suggested this video: Sight In Your Rifle in Two Shots

Some fascinating demographics: This Map Shows Where Everyone Is Moving To And From In America. It is surprising to see an outflow from Wyoming. I suspect that some of that is oil and gas industry folks moving up to the Bakken Boom Towns. (Thanks to Bart S. for the link.)    o o o Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large) spotted this: Buttstock Bashfest: GearScout finds out just how far tough talk goes    o o o Reality Check: Fast and Furious Operation Was Really About U.S. Supporting the Sinaloa Drug Cartel? (Thanks to B.B. for the link.)    …

Some good news from Canada: Matt Gurney: Ian Thomson acquitted after shooting at his attackers. BTW, donations to help Ian Thomson recoup his huge legal expenses can be sent to: Ed Burlew, In Trust 16 John Street Thornhill, Ontario L3T 1X8 (or phone: 1-888-gun-loss) Barrister Ed Burlew’s bona fides can be found here.    o o o Though nearly all of the dealers in the country seem to be sold out, Bob at Ready Made Resources wrote to tell me that they have three DPMS AR-15s still on hand: Two TAC2s and one Recon. These are not listed at their …

All of the major firearms industry vendors are gearing up for SHOT Show, 2013. It will be held January 15-18 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lot of our friends and associates will be there. For example, Mil-Comm lubricants will have a booth there (Booth # 4227) and Italian Gun Grease will be sharing a booth with Hero Guns (Booth #3727.) They will also have their own booth at the SHOT Show Media Day at the Range, which will be on Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Boulder Pistol & Rifle Range, Boulder City, …