Odds ‘n Sods:

I just noticed that WhataCountry.com (not one of our advertisers, but a very reputable firm that I’ve done biz with for 15 + years) currently has reconditioned AN/PVS-2 Starlight night vision scopes on sale for just $476 each. The PVS-2 is an older bulky design, but genuinely “bomb proof.” When you call, tell Yasha that Jim Rawles sent you.

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The inventory of unsold houses in Phoenix, Arizona is now at 50,000 and climbing. For comparison, in January of Aught Five, the inventory was only around 5,000. I predict that house prices in the English speaking world will fall dramatically in the next year, particularly in the super-heated metro markets. Phoenix is one of them.

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SurvivalBlog reader T.R.O. notes that is no great surprise to hear that California has started warrant searches for unregistered “assault weapons” and .50 BMG rifles. It was just a matter of time before they started doing this. My advice to our readers that live in California: Vote with your feet, folks!