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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Federal court strikes down California open carry gun ban as unconstitutional. Here is an excerpt from the article:
“A federal court in California on Friday struck down the state’s law that prohibits people from openly carrying guns in most public places, ruling that the state law was unconstitutional because it violated the Second Amendment.
The San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cited a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a New York law that required people applying for a license to carry a concealed weapon prove they have “proper cause” to carry a gun.
The California law in question banned openly carrying guns in counties with a population greater than 200,000 people.
The appeals court’s 2-1 decision said the California case ‘unquestionably involves a historical practice — open carry — that predates ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791,’ and that ‘historical record makes unmistakably plain that open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition.'”
JWR’s Comment: I predict that California will waste more California taxpayers’ money, appealing this all the way to the Supreme Court. And there, they will lose.
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An Archive USB Stick Production Update: We heard from the manufacturer that the 20th Anniversary blog archive USB stick presentation tins will be laser-engraved in a gray-on-silver monotone, rather than a multicolor silkscreen. Those engravings won’t have ultra-detailed resolution, but they will last much, much longer than painted labels.
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In The WSJ: The Hottest High Schools in Massachusetts Are Trade Schools.
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A very useful video from Magic Prepper: The Suppressors I Should’ve Started With to Save Time and Money.
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Colorado Springs woman mauled to death by mountain lion during hike.
And here is a related news article: Mountain lions menaced hikers, pets for months near national park before fatal attack.
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Reader D.S.V. mentioned this, in the left-leaning Detroit News: Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers.
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H.L. sent us this: 250 Years of America, and It Started With Gun Confiscation.
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The Ultimate Frugal Living Guide: 18 Tips for Extreme Penny-Pinching.
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The Cheapskate Guide: 50 Tips for Frugal Living.
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File this one under “Short Memory Spans”: New York governor orders Twin Towers replacement lit green to commemorate Muslim American Heritage Month.
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Another news link sent by D.S.V.: House Republicans Quietly Slipped Pesticide “Immunity” Into Spending Bill — Now Forced to Yank Section 453 After Massive Backlash.
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M. sent us this largely forgotten bit of 20th Century history: Technocracy, Inc. and the Technate of America. Alluding to recent events and headlines, M. had this comment: “An interesting map.”
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Another from The WSJ: Americans Are Looking to the Midwest to Find Affordability. The article opens with this:
“Greg and Sara Cebulski enjoyed their years in Los Angeles, but when it came time to buy a bigger home for their family, they packed up and moved back to a place where they could actually afford one: the Midwest.
The couple, who grew up outside this quaint town in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley, just closed on a 2,400-square-foot split level for $360,000—almost twice the size of the starter home they sold in the San Fernando Valley for more than twice that price. It’s not just housing, the Cebulskis say. Utilities, gasoline and dance and piano lessons for their two children are cheaper in Appleton, too.
Affordability has become a political buzzword, with Americans increasingly voicing discontent about the high cost of everything from housing to groceries to daycare. Workers in many parts of the country say they feel priced out of their communities, unable to afford a mortgage or even monthly rent payments.”
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H.L. sent this: She’d Never Seen That Much Food Before: A Hard Reality From a Farmers Market.
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